How Google plans to avoid Facebook’s “games ghetto” with Google+
“We’ve seen communities ruined by games,” said Google+ engineering director David Glazer to a room full of app developers. “How do we find that...
Bethesda reveals Skyrim dragon mounts, house-building, Kinect shouts, and more!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUCDIP9uV0] Update: Swapped in a better version of the video. Todd Howard, game director at Bethesda Game Studios, gave the opening keynote at the...
Apple warns developers not to manipulate their app rankings
In a sign of trouble at the App Store, Apple has warned app developers not to manipulate their rankings in the top charts by...
Gene Simmons says a KISS Angry Birds game is coming
KISS frontman Gene Simmons has revealed that he’s in talks with Rovio to develop a KISS/Angry Birds game. In what specific capacity the two...
HTML5 versus Adobe Flash (infographic)
One of Steve Jobs’ last major acts before passing was to launch an attack on Adobe Flash. Mobile Apple devices began blocking Flash-powered content,...
Augmented reality takes pop-up books to the next level (interview)
Augmented reality, combining real world views and digital information, is not particularly new, but it is still considered in its infancy. The technology has...
Which anti-SOPA game companies are fighting back, and how
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) have definitely gotten the Internet’s attention, but not in the good Elmo orders...
Worldwide Android game development contest enters final stage
Android game developers around the world seeking wider distribution and exposure for their games have a little less than two weeks remaining to enter...
DeanBeat: Game companies went on a $2.8B buying spree in 2011
The social and mobile games gold rush inspired lots of investments in 2011, as venture capitalists tried to find the next Zynga. But the...
Sony shutters PS Vita dev studio before its game even releases
Sony has confirmed the closure of BigBig Studios, developer of the upcoming PlayStation Vita launch title Little Deviants. The release of Little Deviants is...