Game maker RockYou to cut staff by 40% just weeks after launching two new games
Game-maker RockYou is set to announce major layoffs tomorrow just weeks after launching two new games, Galactic Allies and Hooked, VentureBeat has learned. Redwood...
Rockstar releases Grand Theft Auto V trailer
Just over a week after alerting fans that a new Grand Theft Auto game, GTA V, is on the way, game maker Rockstar has debuted...
Angry Birds flies past 500 million downloads
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGdwUiTRn-I&w=640&h=360] People just can’t seem to get enough Angry Birds (or they just really hate those egg-thieving pigs). Game maker Rovio announced today that its flagship...
News Blips: Study’s results on console gamer expenditures, free Gears of War 3 map pack, and Microsoft almost killed new MechWarrior
Happy post-Halloween candy day! I snagged a jumbo-sized bag of Reese's for $3. News Blips: A study by market research firm Newzoo shows over...
Video Blips: Skyrim, Modern Warfare 3, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and more
Artists need only the best in physical reference models for mechanically sound creations in their works. For The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, that means...
Outfit7 reaches 225M downloads, moves closer to jumping out of mobile
Outfit7, creators of the “Talking Friends” mobile games, announced today it has seen 225 million downloads only 5 and a half months after announcing...
Battlefield 3 sells 5M copies in first week
Battlefield 3, the modern combat game from Electronic Arts, sold more than 5 million units in its first week, the company has announced. At...
Review: Uncharted 3 is one of the best — and most annoying — games of the year
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is one of the best video games of the year. In fact, it is one of the best I’ve ever...
Going Hunting: Battlefield 3’s top campaign level
The best part of Battlefield 3’s single-player was when I wasn't holding a gun. Sure, I had prejudices. It's difficult not to, especially after...
Subtle storytelling in the Souls series
You may have heard that Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls want to kill you, but did you know that they also have stories to tell you if you’re willing to listen? All right…by "listen to," I meant "work for." Put away that bowl of popcorn.