Dream City: Metropolis is the latest urban-planning sim from Storm8
Navigating the corridors and alleys of cities can often make a person feel small, but video games are here to make you feel big again....
Nintendo stock price up 9% after Pokémon Go launch
Pocket monster are capable of amazing feats, like rallying investment in a game publisher. Nintendo’s stock price is up 9 percent on the Tokyo...
Launching FTW: Google, EA and Pocket Gems tell you how to quadruple your installs and launch your game right (VB Live)
In the first of our series, “Games Growth and Monetization,” mobile strategy powerhouses from EA, Pocket Gems and Google reveal the surprising strategies that...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Pokémon Go launches, and Overwatch teases a new character
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the anticipated Pokémon Go releases, and it’s already making us late for work. We also talked with...
Spain’s MercurySteam goes indie with Raiders of the Broken Planet
Spanish game studio MercurySteam Entertainment has been making console and PC games since the early 2000s. Its credits include the failed American McGee Presents:...
The DeanBeat: The high tide for powerful storytelling in games
Storytelling in games feels like it’s at a high tide. After playing Naughty Dog’s masterful Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, I felt like I...
Kerbal Space Program blasts off to PlayStation 4 on July 12
PlayStation 4 owners better brush up on their rocket science. Sony announced today that Kerbal Space Program, a game that has you designing, launching, and flying...
Why Amplitude chose Sega’s strategy-studio stable
Sega’s acquisition of strategy game house Amplitude Studios on Tuesday set up the publisher’s European arm as a strategy-gaming powerhouse. The move is interesting...
Adam Boyes, PlayStation third-party boss, is leaving Sony
Sony is losing one of its top executive faces. PlayStation third-party relations vice president Adam Boyes revealed he is exiting Sony Interactive Entertainment. He is returning to game development, which is where he started before joining Sony in April 2012.
Chinese gamers are about to embrace the television alongside smartphones and PC
China already has the largest gaming market on the planet, but most of that is on PC and smartphones — especially since the country...