Bejeweled maker PopCap bets on Facebook casino-game gold rush
Ever since the Justice Department opened the door to the legalization of online gambling, the leading creators of social games are feeling increasingly lucky....
Preview: Kid Icarus Uprising features awkwardly unique controls
I never played the original Kid Icarus, but Kid Icarus Uprising — a 20-years-later re-imagining of the franchise releasing next month — seems solid...
PlayStation Vita game giveaway!
The PlayStation Vita launch is happening right now. For all those looking to upgrade their gaming-on-the-go to the next level, GamesBeat is giving away...
Everything you need to know about the PlayStation Vita
This week marks the launch of the PlayStation Vita, the successor to Sony’s PlayStation Portable handheld gaming device. Launched last December in Japan, the...
PlayStation Vita: THE hardware review
There is something extravagant about the release of a new game system: the promise of new and previously unheard of software experiences … hardware...
You’ll fall 70 stories if you lose in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Overwatch map
The third map in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s current content season is now available for Call of Duty Elite Premium members on...
Double Fine’s Tim Schafer on Kickstarter success: It can happen again (interview)
Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer misses point-and-click graphic adventures from the early days of video games. “I miss making them and I miss playing...
Why I hate L.A. Noire’s protagonist, Cole Phelps
Note: Don’t read if you are sensitive to L.A. Noire spoilers, as I mercilessly discuss details of the plot. Cole Phelps is a dick…the...
Reality Fighters: All style, no substance (review)
Reality Fighters is misleading from the start. I’ve yet to meet a Bavarian giant in the English countryside or stumble across a murderous ballerina...
In an alternate reality, video games changed world history
Great games immerse players in fantastical worlds and adventures so extravagant, you actually wish they were real. But what if video game characters crossed over to our reality instead?