The best GamesBeat stories of 2011
The year is coming to an end and we agree with the observation that 2011 was a historic year for the game industry. Here...
The DeanBeat: Game industry predictions for 2012
We all know how worthless predictions can be, but they’re kind of irresistible. They’re easy to make, particularly if nobody pays attention to whether...
Kiip announces Swarm to stage mobile game contests with big rewards
Kiip, which offers real world prizes for rewards in mobile games, is launching a new feature called Swarm for its brand advertisers. In a...
Facebook rejiggers platform to increase game usage
Facebook announced Thursday evening that it has made updates to its platform to improve game usage and discovery of new apps. The social network...
Game trade group celebrates a big year for video games
It’s been a good year for video games, from a favorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling on video game violence, to new recognition as an...
Sony unveils big line-up for PlayStation Vita in the U.S.
Sony has lined up a big slate of games for its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming device, which debuts on Feb. 22 in North America...
Zynga launches Words With Friends on the Nook e-book reader
Zynga launched its first game for the Barnes & Noble Nook e-book reader today, Words With Friends. The wildly popular Scrabble clone will debut...
Court authorizes jury trial to proceed in Activision lawsuit against Electronic Arts
A Los Angeles court ordered a jury trial to proceed in a lawsuit by Activision Publishing against Electronic Arts. The case involves the poaching...
Gameloft pulls ads from Hero of Sparta 2 mobile game due to complaints
Gameloft said today it was pulling the ads out of its newly launched Hero of Sparta 2 game and returning the title to its...
Year-end stats for smartphones show iPhone is for games, Android is for apps
In 2011, the competition between Google Android devices and Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) became heated. But as new year-end data shows, consumers...