Game pioneer Will Wright wants to make games ‘as personal as our dreams’
GamesBeat 2012: In Will Wright's vision of the future, the player is the game.
Jason Citron’s Phoenix Guild prepares for the post-PC world of gaming
Jason Citron's latest venture, Phoenix Guild, lands funding, plans to build hardcore social games for tablets in the "post-PC world."
New Call of Duty: Black Ops II trailer has 12 explosions. Yes, we counted
Most people play the Call of Duty series for its addictive multiplayer action, but a new trailer for the upcoming shooter shows off the plot and over-the-top set pieces for the single player campaign.
Zynga’s Mark Pincus says focus more on content, less on investing in platforms
One of the major issues with the mobile ecosystem today is that developers are still separated from the app store, insists Zynga founder Mark Pincus....
Penny Arcade starts a Kickstarter to go ad-free
Successful video game web comic Penny Arcade wants to return to the days where they did not rely on ad revenue to run its website by calling on fans to donate to a Kickstarter campaign. If the company can raise at least 1 million, Penny Arcade will go entirely add-free.
Dean Takahashi’s opening comments for GamesBeat 2012
Welcome to our fourth annual GamesBeat conference. I’d like to thank everyone who got us here. Matt Marshall, Alicia Saribalis, Stacy Cohen, Elyssa Thorp,...
Nintendo will finally be able to rescue data from stolen systems…if you have a police report
Nintendo still has no easy way to recover a customer's digital purchases from a stolen system. That will change soon, but it will require a police report, not simply a username and password.
Urban Airship partners with analytics service to cut down annoying in-game messaging
Urban Airship partners with GamesAnalytics to better target push notifications and in-game messaging. Apps will now be able to predict which users are likely to respond to prompts to spend money, and which users this will annoy.
The People’s Box: Ouya launches Kickstarter for sub-$100 console
Ouya aims to create the game console that everybody wants but current vendors are afraid to make.
Indie game developers weigh in on Valve’s Steam Greenlight
Some indie developers say Valve's new community-focused service is a great opportunity, but potential abuse of the system is a concern.