Relief for developers? Apple app downloads pick up in May while marketing costs dip
For much of this year, the number of downloads in the Apple App Store has dropped, and the cost of acquiring new users —...
The Last of Us’ “Truck Ambush” trailer: now with 100% more Sackboy (video)
A clever fan has recreated the intense "Truck Ambush" trailer from Naughty Dog's The Last of Us in Little Big Planet 2.
Delaware’s approval of online gambling will make social game companies perk up
Delaware authorized online gambling today, as the state Senate approved a bill by a 14-6 vote to allow online betting in the state. The...
An open letter to all game critics
First, let me say that I’m incredibly appreciative of the work that you’ve done over the years. Your criticism has been very useful for myself and many others. Now, though, I would like to offer criticism to you as a critic. You’ve done a great job, but you can always do it better.
Gaikai streams Bulletstorm console game in the Chrome browser
Game startup Gaikai streamed the high-end first-person shooter Bulletstorm to the Chrome web browser today in a demo at the Google I/O conference in...
Meet the judges for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ game-startup competition
We’d like to formally introduce our judges for the Who’s Got Game contest for the industry’s best game startup. They include: Ann Burkett is...
Console game studio Radical Entertainment shuts its doors
Radical Entertainment, a 20-year-old game studio that recently made the Prototype 2 console game for Activision Publishing, has shut down. Audio designer Rob Bridgett,...
Sega closes multiple offices worldwide and focuses on digital
In a major restructuring move, Sega closes offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia, and the Netherlands while increasing focus on stronger IPs such as Sonic and Total War.
Lara Croft will invade your Chrome web browser this fall
Square Enix plans to launch its console-quality game Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on the Google Chrome web browser this fall.
Nintendo hires a networking chief to shore up a weak spot
Nintendo of America has hired Duncan Orrell-Jones as its new senior vice president of network business, a job that the company sorely needed to...