OpenKit hopes to head off Google with capable and open mobile social platform for games
While platform owners like Google may move to build walled gardens, OpenKit will let social gamers roam free.
Syfy renews Defiance — the TV show that is also a game
Sci-fi fans -- and maybe gamers -- will get more Defiance as SyFy renews the show for a second season.
iOS game ‘borrows’ assets from Fez and Minecraft
Ace Block Jump uses background from Fez and character designs from Minecraft.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: WoW loses 1.3M subscribers, Amazon brings paid apps to China, Q1 earnings, and more
This week, Activision reveals strong first quarter earnings while Blizzard loses 1.3 million World of Warcraft subscribers, EA lays off 1,000 but expects to...
Candy Crush Saga dominates a volatile casual gaming market
Zynga and Disney are struggling as new competitors start to take control of the lucrative casual market.
Colorful heist game Monaco out now for Xbox Live Arcade
After two weeks on PC, Pocketwatch Games finally releases its chaotic thieving title on Xbox 360.
Consoles that won’t die: The NES
The Nintendo Entertainment System, now nearly 30 years old, is not just a platform for fueling misty-eyed nostalgia. Gamers also embracing a growing homebrew scene that's resulting in new physical releases for the aging, but far from dead, gray box.
The DeanBeat: Why Nintendo should have bought Ouya and other might-have-beens
You have to love the game business and the beauty of competition. As Nintendo’s fortunes sink in the video game console business, Ouya’s fortunes are rising with its $15 million in venture funding. It is conceivable that the console business could become a four-horse race.
Download version of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D requires at least a 4GB SD card
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is a 2.1GB download from the 3DS eShop.
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs highlights the down side of smart cities (preview)
Just how real is the threat that hackers can post to smart cities?