EA acquires Superhero City maker KlickNation, adds to BioWare label
Electronic Arts is continuing its buying spree. The KlickNation development team behind Facebook titles like Superhero City and Age of Champions will now be known as BioWare...
The DeanBeat: Movie-like “set pieces” score big sales for video games
With games like Uncharted 3: Drake’s Fortune sweeping us off our feet this holiday season, gamers are getting spoiled by video game “set pieces.”...
Indie game developers look to Steam on the PC — instead of Xbox Live — for commercial success
Independent video game developer Zeboyd Games recently announced sales of its Cthulhu Saves the World + Breath of Death VII combo pack sold over...
News Blips: The Witcher 2 piracy, Skyrim jumps past BF3 on XBL, South Park RPG, and more
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings publisher CD Projekt's advocacy against digital rights managment systems apparently involves a shrug of unconcern toward the skull...
Video Blips: Syndicate, Yakuza: Dead Souls, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, and more
For those late-night rendezvous with your corporate rival's security force, nothing delivers a gentle appreciation of their efforts quite like a 6,000 RPM minigun....
Skyrim development tools being handed to gamers
Any PC gamers interested in playing with Bethesda Softworks’ development tools, as used to create their hit game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, will get their...
Japanese PSP-to-Vita transfer program has limited support from major game publishers
Sony today revealed an initial list of retail PSP titles that will be transferable to Japanese Vita systems for a fee via a download...
Former BioWare/Pandemic boss raises $15M for mobile-web gaming studio
Rumble Entertainment, a new mobile and browser-based game developer and publisher, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a first round of...
Rovio cracks nut market with new pistachio-branded Angry Birds game
The newest version of mega-popular game franchise Angry Birds isn’t a downloadable mobile app, but rather a web-based promotion built around California nut producer...
Infinity Blade II review: more is actually more
Infinity Blade II is debuting today, and the mobile game reminds us of the attractions of iterative game development. The risk is low, the...