Electronic Arts makes a huge bet with Dante’s Inferno
Fresh off the success of Mass Effect 2, Electronic Arts is launching one of its big bets on a brand new video game as...
BioShock 2 Q&A: the trick to creating a critically acclaimed sequel
The first BioShock game surprised gamers when it debuted on the Xbox 360 in August, 2007. It was a horror-shooting game with mature themes...
More GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Helgason, Pham and Mahoney
VentureBeat’s upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference is set for March 10 in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Convention Center....
Offerpal Media lets you pay for games by putting you to work
Offerpal Media is launching a new way to pay for games and other social apps today. Basically, Offerpal is going to put you to...
Zeus Research and STi let you use phone cards to buy virtual goods
STi Prepaid has created a huge empire with prepaid phone cards, selling over 200 million cards a year in 200,000 stores. In a smart...
The Many Faces of Mario: 30 Interpretations of the Mustachioed Brothers
Plumber. Italy. Moustache. Overalls. I could toss dozens of nouns around, and my description of Mario would be no less vague. Easily the most...
Star Trek Online: A Trek Fan’s Dream…and a Decent Game?
Warning: A true Star Trek fan and avid World of Warcraft player wrote this. Dedicated Trekkies expect disappointment. The cancellation of the original series in...
Electronic Arts tips its hand on big (and mysterious) titles in coming year
Electronic Arts is launching a number of big titles in the coming fiscal year that should get gamers excited, according to the company’s conference...
Electronic Arts beats reduced earnings forecasts
Electronic Arts reported third fiscal quarter results today that were in line with the reduced expectations analysts had. For the third fiscal quarter ended...
Unity Technologies strikes multi-year deal with LEGO for 3-D browser games
Unity Technologies is announcing today it has struck a three-year deal with LEGO in which the toy company will use Unity’s 3-D animation engine...