Video Blips: Xenoblade Chronicles, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Scene It?: Movie Night, and Six Guns
Sometimes I watch video game trailers and think: "How do the people in this company's marketing department still have jobs?" I mean, if these...
Nintendo to release fan favorite Japanese video game Xenoblade Chronicles in America
Nintendo today announced that it is finally bringing critically-acclaimed Japanese role-playing game Xenoblade Chronicles to American gamers after fans campaigned online for its release....
How Zynga’s IPO went from a $20B valuation to $8.9B in five months
When credible reports about Zynga’s upcoming IPO filing started flying this July, expectations for the social gaming giant’s value were running $15 billion to...
Toca Boca releases two new apps focused on the imagination of children (exclusive)
Toca Boca, maker of children’s iOS applications, is releasing two new apps aimed at sparking kids’ imaginations. The first app comes out today. Many...
Minecraft creator steps down as game’s lead developer
The man behind indie PC mega-hit Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, will no longer lead development on the game as he continues to guide indie...
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....