GamesBeat Summit’s lightning round will focus on disruption
It’s time to introduce our lightning round session at our upcoming GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and tech create real-world magic. This session will...
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS passes 2 million sales
Mario fans aren’t just making their own levels. They’re making Nintendo happy. Nintendo revealed that Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS has sold 2 million...
Nintendo to launch new 2DS XL handheld on July 28
Nintendo added a new family member to its handhelds today. The Japanese company will launch a new 2DS XL handheld on July 28 in the...
How Bravely Default’s epic soundtrack empowers players
In gaming, music can do more than sound good. It can give players information and help strengthen their emotional attachments to characters. Few have...
SuperData: Digital gaming brought in $8 billion in March
The game industry’s digital revolution is marching along smoothly. The worldwide digital gaming market grew 7 percent year-over-year in March, according to research firm SuperData....
Nintendo’s hardware chief Genyo Takeda is retiring after 45 years
If legendary game developer Shigeru Miyamoto has been the right hand for generations of Nintendo leaders, then Genyo Takeda has been the left one....
Star Wars: Puzzle Droids is the match-3 mobile game we were all expecting
Well, it finally happened. Even Star Wars couldn’t resist the lure of the match-3 puzzle game. Star Wars: Puzzle Droids is out now iOS,...
Pictionary’s first mobile app lets you sketch on the go
Mattel and mobile game company Etermax have teamed up to take the classic Pictionary sketching game to mobile devices for the first time. The...
Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Nintendo Switch sell more than 2.7 million units
Nintendo reported tonight that it has sold more than 2.74 million units of its Nintendo Switch game console since it went on sale in...
Classic game Riven follows Myst onto Android smartphones
Riven debuted as the high-end computer game sequel to Myst in 1997. And 20 years later, thanks to the endless march of computing power,...