Sega’s U.S.-Europe CEO to leave this summer
Mike Hayes is leaving his post as the CEO of Sega's U.S. and European game businesses.
Alienware debuts three Ivy Bridge gamer laptops
Alienware, a division of Dell, just announced three new gamer laptops that use the Intel code-named Ivy Bridge processors.
The M14x (pictured above), M17x, and M18x laptops also use stand-alone graphics chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.
Naval War: Arctic Circle gives fun the cold shoulder (review)
Naval War: Arctic Circle is a dull grey warship riding atop a dull blue ocean underneath a dull grey, overcast sky. Boredom permeates so much of the experience that GamesBeat can't even recommend this to the most ardent grognards.
Live-action Halo 4 web series to debut this fall
With Halo 4 coming in November, Microsoft is going all-out with the transmedia opportunity. The company announced today that it will release a web-based live-action animated series, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.
Angry Birds Space hits 50M downloads in 35 days
Angry Birds Space has been downloaded more than 50 million times in its first 35 days on the market, according to publisher Rovio. That...
Free Realms turns three years old with more than 20 million players (exclusive)
Free Realms, the free-to-play family-friendly online world created by Sony Online Entertainment, has turned three years old. To celebrate, Sony is inviting the game’s...
PopCap opens the product licensing floodgates for the first time
PopCap Games is announcing today a number of deals in which it will license its popular video game franchises to makers of T-shirts, toys, and other merchandise. You'll soon see everything from zombie wallets to Plants vs. Zombies T-shirts.
The best Wii games you didn’t play, handpicked by industry pros
For every smash-hit like Mario Galaxy, there was at least one great Wii release that flew under the radar. GamesBeat reached out to some key games industry figures to ask which Wii titles they think deserved a wider audience. Here are their thoughts.
GamesBeat’s online art exhibit: TERA
TERA has some of the best character design of any game, comic, or movie of all-time. There, we said it. So check out our massive galleries containing over 400 images of the different races, classes, and elaborate gear found in the game!
TERA gallery: Popori classes and gear
Nature guardians awakened by the elins, the poporis live harmoniously in the nature world. Their diminutive stature and warm fuzzy appearance belies their instinctive ferocity in battle. They may walk upright, but their emotions and instincts are closer the animals they once were. Confident and unashamed, poporis rarely feel guilt, embarrassment, or sadness.