How scientists can manipulate us with games to gather data
Smartphones have turned us into an army of accidental data collectors, checking in at locations, taking photos, recording audio, even gauging network speeds wherever...
Game makers embrace the iPad on launch day
Game developers and publishers expressed their support for the new Apple iPad as it launched around the world on Friday. One of the ways...
News Blips: Rumored Elder Scrolls MMO, Notch endorses competition, and Mass Effect 3 multiplayer stats
Just think: If today's rumor proves true, it won't be long until we're saddled with clogged chat windows saying "WTB 100 Salt Piles." News...
EA reveals Mass Effect 3 multiplayer stats (infographic)
Electronic Arts has released an infographic showing off the first round of stats for Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode. Players have already accumulated 1,800...
Microsoft says it won’t show next Xbox at E3
Microsoft confirmed today that it will not show any new Xbox hardware at the video game industry’s big E3 trade show in June. That...
The DeanBeat: The top 12 trends from the GDC
Too often, I flit from one conference to another like a wayward butterfly, trying to catch up with all the news. But the Game...
Elder Scrolls MMO to be revealed in May
“Inside sources” have allegedly confirmed with tech blog Tom’s Guide that Bethesda Softworks is preparing an Elder Scrolls Online massively multiplayer game and is...
The Mass Effect series embodies narrative perfection
Mass Effect is a one-of-a-kind video game franchise. It’s a series that’s breaking new ground for the future of gaming. With Mass Effect 3’s recent launch,...
Defenders of Ardania: Why I’ll never touch this game again (review)
I'll be honest with you. I did not finish Defenders of Ardania for this review -- and I have no intention to. Nothing short of a loaded bazooka to my head will make me go back to this ugly, boring mess of a tower-defense strategy game.
IGN lays off some game staff; CBS Interactive buys Giant Bomb
Online game sites saw a bit of a shakeup today. News Corp.’s IGN Entertainment laid off some staff, and CBS Interactive acquired game review site Giant...