Tomb Raider wants to take you to a dark place
I thought I had turned my back on Lara Croft. Then she gored herself in the opening sequence of Crystal Dynamics’ new Tomb Raider...
Don’t cry about the likes of Farmville: We asked for pop gaming!
A phenomenon is sweeping the video-game realm. I've avoided it so far — mostly because I want to pretend like it doesn't exist —...
The Big V: The great games market split
We are entering a world where the games market is fundamentally splitting in two, like the media market of a decade ago. Back then...
Tapjoy raises $30M for mobile app marketing business
Tapjoy has raised $30 million in a new round of funding for its app marketing and monetization business. The company raised the money in...
A game should start with the game
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" is a lot more interesting than "once upon a time." In screenwriting,...
Reviews Spotlight: F.E.A.R. 3, Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, Infamous 2, and a classic
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than performing hadoukens, throwing lightning bolts at enemies' heads, killing zombies, or shooting mercenaries in...
Team Fortress 2: Then and now
The ongoing beef between Team Fortress 2's Reliable Excavation Demolition (RED) and Builders League United (BLU) teams isn't ending anytime soon. Thankfully, with TF2's...
GamesBeat veteran speakers come back for more
Today we’re revealing the tenth group of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. This group is a set of veterans who have spoken...
News Blips: Vita face recognition, Blackrock closes, Media Molecule moves beyond LittleBigPlanet, and more
As the weekend before Explosion Day heaves into sight, we're treated to the PlayStation Vita's apparent ability for making people yell "uncanny valley!" while...
Video Blips: Batman: Arkham City, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Resistance 3, and more
In a city where eccentric socialites assume alter egos named after animals, having the name of Bob or Dave doesn't really sound like a...