Kickstarter funding explodes, on pace to triple this year to around $300M
We’ve been reporting on a lot of very cool tech and gaming projects that have found huge success on the New York-based crowdfunding platform...
Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform (exclusive)
Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United States Playing Card Company...
With Xbox 360 sales slowing down, Windows Phone desperately needs to succeed
Microsoft had mostly good news to report in its third quarter earnings today, although one division stood out as the biggest loser: Entertainment &...
Tucoola’s social sandbox lets parents and kids learn through games
“You know what’s the best investment you can make in your child’s education?” asks Tucoola founder Eli Porat. “It’s not college. It’s preschool. Studies...
Awesome art: Disney princesses reimagined in Final Fantasy X-2’s dresspheres (gallery)
Talented Deviant artist xskirtzx has posted a Final Fantasy/Disney princess mash-up gallery. She’s assigned a unique dressphere (character class) from Final Fantasy X-2 to...
It’s like fantasy football, but for politics junkies
Fantasy football is a huge and very lucrative multibillion-dollar industry in the United States. Politics are equally competitive and ruthless, and its fans just...
Blade Games World brings 3D game creation to everyone with Jumala
Lots of tool makers claim they can enable anyone to build games, but that usually just applies to professionals who already have development experience....
The ultimate map to the entire Mushroom Kingdom
Artist/cartoonist Bill Mudron created this huge map that ties together the various properties of Mario's Mushroom Kingdom from the NES and SNES eras.
BBC to publish games with 6waves as the Brits invade Facebook
BBC Worldwide is announcing a partnership with social games publisher 6waves today to publish BBC-branded games on Facebook and other platforms. The Los Angeles,...
Prey 2: Not canceled, just delayed
Sci-fi action game Prey 2 isn't canceled after all. Publisher Bethesda just released this statement to clarify previous rumors: