Microsoft readies Windows 8 app store games
Microsoft is preparing a slate of games for the Windows 8 operating system that consumers will be able to purchase on the upcoming Windows...
Ignite Game Technologies raises $5M for Simraceway online racing game
Ignite Game Technologies has raised $5 million in a third round of funding for its Simraceway online racing world and its accompanying steering wheel for...
Good writing is the future of gaming
Picture yourself immersed in a new game, and so far it’s good. It plays well, has a fun combat system, and a world that’s...
N-Control to replace Ocean Marketing with… Craigslist? [update]
Update: Moisés Chiullan, chief sales and marketing officer for N-Control, Inc., got in touch to let VentureBeat know that this Craigslist ad was merely...
Microsoft Flight takes off on Feb. 29
Microsoft said today it will launch its Microsoft Flight flying game on Feb. 29. As we noted before, the game is a free-to-play online-based...
Sony renaming the PlayStation Network? [update]
Update: A spokeswoman for Sony has added clarification behind the change: Back at IFA in September, we announced that we would be changing the...
The Tester season 3 hits PlayStation Network tomorrow
Season 3 of Sony’s online-only reality show The Tester premieres tomorrow, Feb. 7 on the PlayStation Network. The show features a cast of 12...
Battlefield 3 voice chat is finally fixed on Playstation 3 – 104 days after launch
The fix for broken voice communications on the Playstation 3 version of Battlefield 3 has finally arrived today. Developer DICE has taken a staggering...
Lumosity sees brain games taking off as 20 million sign up for mental gymnastics
Lumosity released impressive growth numbers for its online brain training games. The company has added 6 million additional members since June 2011 for a...
Meteor Games to publish high-end online game Hawken in December (exclusive)
Hawken is one of the coolest online games in development for publication on the web. Adhesive Games, the startup studio that is making the...