The divorce talk: Origin and Steam
When EA Games president Frank Gibeau touted Origin, the company's restructured download service, as the next “worldwide leader in digital publishing,” it was easily...
Take-Two's Karl Slatoff won't rush blockbuster video games out the door
Karl Slatoff is the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Take-Two Interactive, which has published some of the hottest-selling video games in...
News Blips: Wii U controller limitations, Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, DICE downplays shooter turf war, and more
It seems that the name of Nintendo's new console is shorthand for "Wii U-surp your controller options." News Blips: Nintendo's Wii U console only...
Video Blips: The Old Republic, BioShock Infinite, F.E.A.R. 3, and more
I've expressed my thoughts about cinematic trailers in the past, but that doesn't prevent my jaw from dropping in amazement every time a glossy...
LulzSec's real agenda? Who knows, but they love the Dreamcast
Well, that tears it. LulzSec, a band of hackers that has made headlines for a number of high-profile hacking incidents, are a bunch of...
FunMobility launches cross-platform FunChat app
FunMobility has launched its cross-platform entertainment app, FunChat. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company has created a social app with a bunch of different features, including...
More new speakers for GamesBeat 2011
Today we’re revealing the fourth set of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our slate of speakers will include Tim Merel, managing...
June 2011 Bitmob Writing Challenge: Knights of the Roundtable
Writing an article to express your unique point of view is great and all, but at the end of the day, you're only one...
Zynga sues Brazilian copycat Vostu for copyright infringement
Social game company Zynga on Thursday filed a lawsuit against fellow game company Vostu for blatant copyright infringement, suggesting that Vostu exists only to...
Social game firm CrowdStar moves into mobile with Top Girl
Already a big player in Facebook games, social game maker CrowdStar is expanding into mobile today with the launch of an iPhone game called...