Hawken developer doesn’t want to exploit you with its free-to-play
Producer Jason Hughes explains how Adhesive Games is figuring out how to apply free-to-play to a traditionally niche genre.
AppSurfer adds tablet apps to web-based try-before-you-buy Android app demos
While a couple of bucks for an app may not be a big deal, no one wants to waste money. So try-before-you-buy is a great idea, especially for those apps that you can't full evaluate within the 15-minute Google Play refund period.
ROUNDTABLE’D! Game characters solve violence in video games!
As President Obama authorizes a study on the effects of violent media, we turn to the real experts on video-game carnage -- our panel of video-game characters -- for a lasting solution.
Video game characters modeled after famous people (gallery)
Game developers love using celebrities' likenesses to shape their heroes and villains. Check out these 21 examples.
This 22-day-old open-source Minecraft-cloning game builder runs in Javascript in your browser
Max Ogden has built a tool for creating Minecraft-like 3D games, all within a browser using JavaScript and OpenGL.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney Infinity, torsos, and violence in video games
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.
ROUNDTABLE’D! Game characters vs. Dead Island: Riptide’s mutilated torso girl!
The world took offense at Dead Island: Riptide's special edition statue of a headless bikini girl, but our panel of iconic game characters has suggestions for even worse replacements.
The funniest Achievements and Trophies ever, part five: And the rest
For the fifth and final installment in our rundown of the most amusing virtual rewards, it's time to wrap this whole thing up with an eclectic mix of some of the unlockables that didn't quite fit into the other categories.
Temple Run 2 prefers sure footing to leaps of faith (review)
Imangi Studios wants to trap you in more ancient ruins, but is Temple Run 2 like another golden idol or just a bag of sand?
Video games and libraries are a good mix, say librarians
Don't cringe when video games are offered in public libraries. In fact, a well-maintained collection just might bring more kids, youth, and young adults into the hallowed halls of a local library than books ever will.