Angry Birds are coming to a Starbucks near you
Rovio Entertainment, the company behind Angry Birds, is in talks with Starbucks to bring the game to life in Starbucks’ retail locations. The gaming...
Netflix’s Qwikster game rentals may have short shelf life, thanks to cloud gaming
Netflix today spun off its mail-order DVD business into a new service called Qwikster, which will include mail-order video game rentals. Given Netflix’s immense...
Blizzard details World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s epic finale
Blizzard Entertainment isn’t known for doing things small. That holds especially true for the World of Warcraft’s next content patch, which will bring a close...
Notch: the Man, the Myth, the Magnificant
Last week I visited my family in Michigan. I was leaning against the doorway of my little brother’s bedroom as he enthusiastically showed me...
Review: Resistance 3 kicks off blockbuster game season with a bang
It takes me a while to finish games these days because this thing called work keeps getting in the way. But I managed to play Resistance 3 from start to finish on the PlayStation 3, and I’m glad I spared the time for it. Sony picked the early slot of the release of this game, kicking off the fall sales season.
Nintendo, What Happened?
Nintendo has been in a decline for the past couple of years, whether it is the lack of people playing on the Wii or recently where the 3DS didn’t sell to the numbers that were predicted causing Nintendo to pondering on a costly re-launch of the handheld.
Meet Studio Ghibli’s PlayStation 3 game, Ni No Kuni
A playable demo of Studio Ghibli’s PlayStation 3 game Ni No Kuni, which is bound for the U.S. early next year, made it to...
Updated PSN terms remove right to collectively sue Sony
PlayStation manufacturer Sony has added a clause to its terms of service for its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), that waives users’...
The DeanBeat column: Stopping to think about the culture of bloodlust
Welcome to the front lines of gaming. I’ve been covering the game industry on a day-to-day basis for about 15 years, mainly by immersing...
Sony unveils developer kit for PlayStation Vita, Android devices
Sony today released a software development kit (SDK) for creating games across multiple PlayStation certified devices, such as the upcoming PlayStation Vita and the...