GamesBeat’s Evolution 2012 viewing guide
The 2012 edition of the Evolution fighting-game tournament begins today. Here's a look at the games to watch and what to watch for.
Study: Westerners like cloud gaming despite not knowing what it is
Once someone explained the possible value to them, however, 52 percent of U.S. digital gamers said they were “very or somewhat interested” in trying out a cloud service, with Australians only slightly less favorable at 49 percent.
Here’s what you’re missing from YouWeb and TapJoy at GamesBeat and MobileBeat 2012
We’re pleased to have YouWeb and Tapjoy joining in on the fun at MobileBeat 2012 and GamesBeat 2012 next week in San Francisco. YouWeb...
Blizzard recognizes Diablo III’s lack of endgame content
Blizzard admits Diablo III lacks sufficient end-game content for retaining a strong community.
Six years in the making, epic sci-fi MMO Taikodom is finally set for beta-testing (exclusive)
Taikodom, a free-to-play massively multiplayer online sci-fi game that has been in development for six years, is finally ready to enter closed beta testing, publisher Reloaded Games revealed exclusively to GamesBeat.
Free-to-play pioneer K2 Network merges with Reloaded Games (exclusive interview)
Reloaded Games Inc., an online games company which develops and powers leading free-to-play massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, today announced it has completed a round of financing and is finalizing a full merger with pioneering MMO publisher K2 Network Inc.
Report: $99 Android-based game console Ouya on the way
A $99 console that runs on Android, connects to your TV, and features free-to-play games? Apparently, it's a real thing.
And the grenade’s red glare: Call of Duty downloadable content is half off
In celebration of Independence Day, publisher Activision halves the price of all downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops for one week. Cue the slowly waving American flag.
Buffy Summers, eat your heart out: Juliet may be our generation’s Slayer
They’re blonde, beautiful, and hang out with the undead more than the living. But how similar are Lollipop Chainsaw’s Juliet Starling and TV’s Buffy Summers, and does one deserve the title of Slayer more than the other? Voice actress Tara Strong, Buffy enthusiast Lily Rothman, and writer James Gunn have the answers.
‘Give us something BIG!’: 10 of the best live-action video game trailers
For better or worse, it seems like big-budget live-action trailers for video games are here to stay. It's just as well that some publishers are doing them right, as seen in these 10 impressive examples.