Toca Blocks brings world-building to a new, younger audience
Toca Boca has a knack of making games that young children love. The independent studio has now racked up over 100 million mobile downloads — competing with...
Affordable Space Adventures puts Nintendo’s use (or non-use) of the Wii U GamePad to shame
The best Wii U game this year didn’t come from Nintendo. More than any other recent Wii U release — and maybe any since...
2015’s best game gadgets: Xbox One Elite, Samsung Gear VR … and a PS4 wall mount
I’m still fairly new to the game gadgets beat here at VentureBeat, clocking in just at six months, but I’ve seen a surprising amount...
Five Nights at Freddy’s has a tie-in novel, and it’s getting (mostly) good reviews
Some mobile games get coloring books, but not many have novels written about them. The scarily successful Five Nights at Freddy’s horror series —...
Devilian’s short dungeons aren’t enough to make up for its boring loot cycle
When I play a game like Devilian, I feel sort of guilty about it. I like zoning out and slaying hordes of monsters in...
Free-to-play ad monetization: what works — and what turns players totally off (webinar)
DeltaDNA CEO Mark Robinson and VentureBeat’s own Dean Takahashi discuss what kind of F2P ad monetization works — and, as importantly, what doesn’t. This...
10 great mobile games to play with your kids this holiday
Try sharing that new iPad with the family this holiday; you might be surprised how fun it can be. Mobile games lag behind their console...
This virtual reality bike could kill the boredom of exercise
Society isn’t ready to take a medium seriously until it can provide certain things. The first, and most obvious, achievement is it must work...
Steam Controller update lets you carry your custom configurations to any PC
You can now take your Steam Controller to a friend’s house, and it’ll remember how you like to play. A Steam Beta update released...
Nexon’s Ghost in the Shell embodies everything good about 2007’s Shadowrun shooter
As a digital artist and game industry press goon, I won’t blame you if you peg me as a fan of anime and manga....