Ubisoft reveals the booty in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Limited Edition
The next Assassin's Creed game will have a $130 collector's edition with a statue, a flag, and more.
Lego Star Wars studio making game based on — what else? — the upcoming Lego movie
The movie and the game will debut in 2014 and will feature characters like Batman, Green Ninja, and Michelangelo (both the artist and the Ninja Turtle).
Mobile platforms dominate as game investments grow in second quarter
Game mergers are down, but investments for mobile game startups are up.
The Entertainment Software Association outspends the NRA on lobbying politicians
But the NRA spends significantly more on communication and campaign contributions.
Riot Games lands at No. 4 on best tech companies to work for
Riot Games is the only game company on the top 25 list.
U.K.’s Frontier Developments rises 21% in first day on London’s AIM stock market
Frontier, the creator of Elite: Dangerous, is valued at $59 million in its first day of trading.
What the circus teaches us about game development
See how life under the big top prepared this former circus performer to run her own game studio.
Developer remakes Super Mario Bros. for Atari 2600
The developer calls the game Princess Rescue. It is available as a cartridge that is fully playable on the Atari 2600 system.
Police Quest creator is back with spiritual successor Precinct (and it’s on Kickstarter, too)
Developer Jim Walls, who created the Police Quest series, announced that his Jim Walls Reloaded studio is working on a spiritual successor called Precinct that is due out for PC and Mac in 2014. To fund Precinct, Walls posted the project to crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The developer is looking for $500,000.
Report: Apple considering $300M purchase of first-gen Microsoft Kinect gesture-sensor provider
An Apple delegation reportedly visited PrimeSense's Tel Aviv headquarters recently, as top engineers checked out the company's facilities and technology. Apple already has three research and development centers in Israel.