PlayHaven launches “Zynga in a box” mobile-game monetization platform
PlayHaven, a real-time mobile marketing startup that has enabled a four-fold increase in in-app purchases for its game developer customers, is adding new monetization...
Game investments doubled to $2B in 2011; acquisitions grew 160 percent
No matter how you look at it, the game industry is red hot. The game industry had a record year for investments and acquisitions...
Total Immersion shows off cool new augmented reality game platform
Total Immersion is releasing a new racing game demo that shows off the tools developers can use to create augmented reality games. With the D’Fusion...
Gunning for another Kickstarter success Minecraft-style
Curious how a first-person shooter with crafting elements and “total environmental destruction” would play? For a modest $15 you can pre-purchase indie game Guncraft...
Women-targeted Plants Vs Zombies tournaments launch soon
Wait, what? There’s a Plants vs Zombies tournament? The answer is apparently yes, as revealed by Feelgood Games. The tournaments will include PopCap casual...
Meteor Entertainment raises $10M to fund Hawken online mech game (exclusive)
Meteor Entertainment has raised $10 million in a bid to launch a downloadable online game called Hawken. Aimed at hardcore gamers who battle each other...
Developers need to stop recycling game experiences
I remembered in middle school, I would try my hardest to save my allowance just so I can buy a $29.99 cartridge to feed...
Gameloft to publish games on Intel Atom smartphones
Gameloft, one of the largest mobile game publishers, has agreed to publish games on Intel’s new Atom-based smartphones and tablets. The move is critical...
VentureBeat Staff Impressions: “The more I play the PlayStation Vita, the less I like it”
Now that the staff has had a chance to put Sony’s new handheld device through its paces, what does it think? Sebastian Haley, Reviews...
GamesBeat Only weekly roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...