Super Mario Maker is coming to 3DS
Nintendo announced today during its Nintendo Direct stream that Super Mario Maker is getting a new version for 3DS. The first Mario Maker came...
China’s Smart X launches its smartphone-controlled Galaxy Zega tank battle game
China’s SmartX is launching a toy-game hybrid experience today that allows you to use your smartphone to control a Galaxy Zega toy tank in...
Sphero launches Star Wars Force Band wearable to control BB-8 droid
If the Force is strong with you, then maybe you’ll be able to control BB-8, the cute Star Wars droid from Sphero. Today, Sphero...
Social whales: The industry must shift priorities to create strong game communities (VB Live)
If Moby Dick taught us anything, it’s that whale hunting doesn’t equal long-term success. But that’s only if you’re thinking of whales in terms...
Microsoft’s Solitaire, the most boring game ever, tops 100 million users
We all know that solitaire is a game that you play only when there is nothing better to do. And Microsoft shared a number today...
Google’s game pioneer moves on to an ed tech startup
All empires must come to an end. Google’s head of Google Play games business development, Bob Meese, has left Google after eight years and is...
Abzû has beautiful underwater exploration, but it’s too much like Journey
Abzû generates a lot of the same sense of wonder as its predecessor Journey, but it trades the desert sands for underwater exploration. This...
Nintendo Direct on September 1 will talk 3DS, but don’t expect NX news
We still have some waiting to do before we find out more about Nintendo’s next console. Nintendo announced today that it will run a Nintendo Direct...
Brianna Wu’s Revolution 60 gets Special Edition release on iOS and Steam
One of gaming’s most outspoken developers has gone back to update one of her best-known releases. Brianna Wu and her Giant Spacekat studio are...
Minecraft gets a deadly minigame on consoles for free
Microsoft announced today that the console versions of Minecraft are getting a new minigame called Tumble. It is available as part of a free update rolling out today for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Vita, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions.