The 6 best game endings of all-time (and how BioWare would ruin them)
Video game endings tend to feel a lot like an afterthought. Whereas a bad movie only ever consumes two hours of your life, games...
Kid Icarus: Uprising only gets so far on wax wings (review)
26 years have passed since Kid Icarus was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Aside from a forgotten handheld sequel for the Game Boy...
Google fools with Maps 8-bit for NES and Game Boy
Legendary prankster Google is out with some early April Fools’ tomfoolery ahead of schedule, teasing nostalgic gamers with an 8-bit version of its near-ubiquitous...
Batman: Arkham City – Elegance Lost
Batman: Arkham Asylum was an awesome game. Rocksteady did away with the need to tie-in with pre-existing Batman movies or comics and by doing so created an amazing game with a completely original story. It also helped that they got the feeling of being Batman himself so very right.
News Blips: Wasteland creator talks “abysmal” publisher treatment, Skyrim as free-to-play template, and Assassin’s Creed 3 sets preorder records
Alternative game funding sources such as Kickstarter stand at the crossroads of the gaming industry, but I'm starting out slow with my Broke Writer...
The challenges of bringing triple-A to iOS
I was wondering the other day why I have completed every level of Angry Birds and Cut The Rope on my iPhone but only...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
Careful when ditching that old Xbox, it’s still got your credit card info
Thinking about getting rid of your old Xbox? Be careful about where it lands next, because somewhere in the device, your credit card details...
Armored Core V: A blend of motorheads and samurai
Armored Core V demands proficiency yet also provides a space for you to hone your skills. In a blend of Japanese philosophy and machine aesthetics that appeals to American values, From Software wants you to transcend the input device and become one with your core.
Worldwide mobile gaming revenue could reach $7.5 billion by 2015
The mobile casual gaming worldwide market has the potential to reach $7.5 billion by 2015. Smartphone usage is on the rise and so is...