Consoles that won’t die: The SNES in 2013
The SNES is far from dead. This year it will receive two new official cartridge releases. Lost gem Nightmare Busters, and a completely new SNES title from the creators of Pier Solar.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Minecraft sells 10M on mobile, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Apple hits 50B apps, and more
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Google Play comes to Nook at long last, as B&N throws in the Lone Ranger towel
Barnes & Noble has thrown in the towel and abandoned its Amazon-style Android strategy, finally agreeing to add Google's app store, Google Play, to the Nook tablet.
Apple announces countdown to 50 billion apps served, reveals top 50 apps of all time
Apple is giving away a $10,000 App Store gift card to the lucky iOS user who downloads the 50 billionth app, plus a $500 gift card to the next 50 people to download an app.
Call of Duty: Ghosts preorder bonus comparison
Announced just yesterday, you can now preorder Call of Duty: Ghost at multiple US retailers. We've compared the bonus offers available thus far.
LaunchPad toys is making educational games, not Angry Birds-like ‘digital pacifiers’
LaunchPad Toys just released a new app, Toontastic Jr. Shrek, and has partnered with DreamWorks Animation. The goal is to make content creation accessible to kids at a very young age.
Grid 2 developer discusses online cheaters and what to do with them (interview)
Codemasters shares some secrets on how they deal with online cheaters and griefers.
Gamifying your health with Google Glass: a glimpse into the future
Google Glass has the potential to fundamentally change the way we track and gamify health.
GamesBeat’s Favorite Skyrim Mods #4: Tropical Skyrim
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Social Gaming 2013: What’s next for social gaming?
Social gaming has grown into a multiplatform, international industry. It is estimated that if left unregulated social gaming has the potential to grow into a $7 billion industry by 2015.