Above and beyond the call… but who’s answering?
The military shooter has been a staple of gaming for a very long time. Even before Steven Spielberg’s Medal of Honor in the PS1...
Fighting The Infection: A Review of Eufloria
My name is Sean McGeady and I have an infectious disease – acute viral rhinopharyngitis. The common cold. The onset of symptoms was slow. The...
Outfit7 reaches 225M downloads, moves closer to jumping out of mobile
Outfit7, creators of the “Talking Friends” mobile games, announced today it has seen 225 million downloads only 5 and a half months after announcing...
A fit of RAGE
I remember playing developer id’s Doom 3 on my Xbox years ago. There was this feeling of comfortable entertainment from playing what is now...
Going Hunting: Battlefield 3’s top campaign level
The best part of Battlefield 3’s single-player was when I wasn't holding a gun. Sure, I had prejudices. It's difficult not to, especially after...
What video game remakes can teach Hollywood
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi writes a column on videogames called The DeanBeat, while executive editor Dylan Tweney is writing a technology...
Subtle storytelling in the Souls series
You may have heard that Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls want to kill you, but did you know that they also have stories to tell you if you’re willing to listen? All right…by "listen to," I meant "work for." Put away that bowl of popcorn.
Video Blips: Bioshock Infinite, The Darkness 2, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and more
It's a great day to be a gamer when the latest videos are of two of the best series of all time. Let's see...
The Untouchables: iPhone games vs. my fingers
I have dozens of iPhone games, and virtually none of them are what I would call “playable.” Of course, that won’t stop me from...
Tapjoy creates app marketplace, says Apple has nothing to do with it
News leaked overnight that mobile ad monetization company Tapjoy is launching an application discovery marketplace on Tuesday. “We didn’t intend for it to get...