With studio in turmoil, Activision Blizzard forms new Call of Duty division
Activision Blizzard formed a new division to run its Call of Duty game franchise following the exit of two studio co-founders who pioneered what...
Time spent playing video games keeps going up
While video game sales dropped 8 percent in 2009, the time spent playing online video games has risen 10 percent. Market researcher NPD Group...
Nintendo isn’t worried about Apple, and you won’t see Mario on Facebook
Should Nintendo be afraid of Apple? Nah, says Nintendo’s top U.S. marketing and sales executive. Apple has seen phenomenal growth in sales of its...
Our special sessions at GamesBeat@GDC
We’d like to thank our sponsors of GamesBeat@GDC. Here are some of the informative and engaging sessions that they will hold alongside our own...
White House cyber security chief says cyber threat is biggest economic risk
At the RSA security conference in San Francisco today, White House cybersecurity chief Howard Schmidt said that the biggest economic threat facing the nation...
Sony acquires LittleBigPlanet game maker Media Molecule
Some acquisitions in the game business are unsurprising because they make perfect sense. Sony’s acquisition of Media Molecule today is a case in point....
hi5 rides Facebook’s coattails, letting developers publish on both platforms
Social network hi5 continued its mad rush to create an attractive social gaming platform by making its own network compatible with games made for...
Announcing the finalists of the GamesBeat@GDC Who’s Got Game best game startup contest
Our expert judges have reviewed applications from the 37 video game startups that entered our Who’s Got Game contest, taking place at our GamesBeat@GDC...
March Gamers Challenge
The month of March is starting out with a resounding bang! Bad Company 2 hits stores tomorrow, Final Fantasy 13 comes out in a...
Discovering the Intrinsic Fun of Simple Games
Editor's note: Chris absolutely nails why I named New Super Mario Bros. Wii my game of the year last year: It provides simple, unadulterated...