VentureBeat welcomes Sebastian Haley as lead review writer for GamesBeat
As part of our expansion of GamesBeat, we are pleased to announce that VentureBeat has hired Sebastian Haley as lead review writer. If you...
iRobot launches Roomba Revenge game for iOS
iRobot, the maker of vacuum-cleaning robots, is launching Roomba Revenge, a game app for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) devices today. The move seems...
EA continues to target freemium market – offering $60 rides on Theme Park iOS game
In an attempt to further monetize its iOS gaming portfolio, Electronic Arts is releasing a freemium version of the popular real time strategy game...
Game visionary Jesse Schell talks about the pleasure revolution
When Jesse Schell talks, the game industry listens. A talk he gave at the Dice Summit in 2010 garnered hundreds of thousands of views...
Bitmob Writing Challenge December 2011: Secret Santa
It's December, and that means the annual holiday exchange of presents is coming up. While material goods are easy to present to people in...
Skillville Games launches skill-based tournament gaming site
Skillville Games is kicking off a new skill-based tournament gaming web site today. The goal is to bring tournament gaming into the modern world,...
Microsoft upgrades Xbox Live with 40 entertainment services, live TV, and Kinect voice control
Xbox Live isn’t just an online gaming service anymore. Microsoft is announcing today that the new version of its Xbox Live user interface will...
How I was hacked – a tale of hijack, XBox Live and FIFA trading cards
This week, my Xbox Live account was hacked. This is the story of what happened, my response to it, and the questions about security...
Skyrim cartoon smites evil with friendship, serenading midget dragons
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim's gotten in deep with the gamer culture lately. Tons of player-created content and media churn out almost daily, providing...
Tetris for iOS relaunches with new fees & subscriptions that have users puzzled
EA has just relaunched its iOS version of Tetris [iTunes link], the popular puzzle game beloved of all kinds of players, from the casual...