Battlefield 3 Premium’s success leads EA to plan more ‘premium’ services
EA's Battlefield 3 Premium service hit 800,000 members within its first two weeks, but how does it stack up against long-time competitor Call of Duty Elite?
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dawnguard, Zynga Unleashed, and Sega’s ongoing decline
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Can Google’s Nexus Q media streamer play games? Sort of
Google’s freshly announced Nexus Q media streamer may be designed for music and movies, but developers have already used the device for something different: games. Philippe...
50 Games in 2012 – #2 Catherine [PS3]
Following up Portal 2 turned out to be an interesting experience. Still riding high on the lovable dialogue puzzle adventure that was Portal 2 I wanted to experience more of the genre. Straying from the beaten path seemed like a solid idea at this point and the puzzler I turned to was Catherine.
The Last of Us’ “Truck Ambush” trailer: now with 100% more Sackboy (video)
A clever fan has recreated the intense "Truck Ambush" trailer from Naughty Dog's The Last of Us in Little Big Planet 2.
An open letter to all game critics
First, let me say that I’m incredibly appreciative of the work that you’ve done over the years. Your criticism has been very useful for myself and many others. Now, though, I would like to offer criticism to you as a critic. You’ve done a great job, but you can always do it better.
Sega closes multiple offices worldwide and focuses on digital
In a major restructuring move, Sega closes offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia, and the Netherlands while increasing focus on stronger IPs such as Sonic and Total War.
Dawnguard finally brings a sense of urgency to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (review)
Dawnguard, the new downloadable content for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim manages to do something the main game tiptoed around: instilling a sense of urgency to complete the main story missions.
Hello, Hero Academy: $2M deal helps mobile-platform Yodo1 bring Western games to China
Yodo1, a Beijing-based mobile gaming platform, announced today that it has received $2 million from ChangYou Fund to "accelerate" distribution of Western iOS and Android titles in the rapidly growing Chinese market.
Kickstarter signifies the beginning of a crowdfunding revolution
Ah, the Kickstarter nay-sayers. A few months ago, when Double Fine's Tim Schafer managed to fund his point-and-click adventure game (code-named Double Fine Adventure)...