Japan’s gaming industry generated $10.8B in 2013 — half of that was from smartphones
Huge hits like Candy Crush Saga, Puzzle & Dragons, and Clash of Clans are benefiting the most from this trend.
Google’s Pokémon Master job-opening April Fools’ joke is actually a real game
Time for you to put those Pokémon skills to some good use.
A blocky Nathan Drake: Minecraft on PS3 gets Uncharted, Killzone, and Heavy Rain skins
Sony helps developer Mojang give the PS3 version of Minecraft some exclusive content.
Well, duh: EA finds only 1 out of 100 customers bought actual discs on digital-game service Origin
The company says that most customers only ever download games.
5 searches that prove Google Now is really a huge gaming nerd
Google's voice-search engine knows things that only true game fans would know.
This Oculus Rift competitor will work on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC
After teasing the device years ago, True Player Gear resurfaces after Facebook acquires Oculus VR.
Valve’s virtual-reality mastermind joins Facebook’s Oculus VR
Abrash will take the role of chief scientist at Oculus, and he plans to spend the rest of his career working on virtual reality.
Cut the Rope 2 ready to gobble up players on Android after dropping its $1 pricetag
Developer ZeptoLab reworked Cut the Rope 2 to make it free-to-play on Android. It costs $1 on iOS.
Twitch livestreaming game site improves video quality in Europe with new French servers
This will improve the quality of broadcasts in France and the surrounding nations.
Streaming-service CEO says GameStop is wrong — consumers want cloud gaming
Playcast is working on bringing cloud gaming to the U.S. after successfully launching and operating it in France, Portugal, and South Korea.