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...
Sony loses two key executives from its North American game team
Two key executives at Sony’s U.S. game business have left the company. And one of them, Rob Dyer, has joined social game maker Zynga...
Saints Row: The Third stat tracker goes live — purple dildo kills 2 million
Players of Saints Row: The Third, the controversial open-world game from Volition and THQ, can now accurately measure the level of carnage they have...
Call of Duty Elite password reminders sent out in plain text
Activision’s troubled gaming service, Call of Duty Elite, has been sending out password reminders to its users in plain text. Activision either stores player...
I’m so tired of mundane game worlds and characters
When I was a kid, I had quite a vivid imagination. I could be a warrior rescuing a mermaid and have fellow clansmen who...
So long childhood: GamePro magazine has been shut down
After 22 years of publication, popular gaming magazine GamePro‘s U.S. operations have been shut down by its parent company IDG, VentureBeat has learned. Multiple sources...