Roundup of the tech and game-related April Fool’s gags
Here’s a roundup of the tech or game-related April Fools jokes of the day. Did any of these trick you? Conan O’Brien buys Mashable and...
Rovio to launch Angry Birds cartoon series this fall
Rovio is betting that it will be a long time before Angry Birds runs out of steam. This fall, the Finnish company will launch...
Runic Games presents the pets of Torchlight II (video)
Unlike Diablo III, Runic Games’ long-awaited Torchlight II still doesn’t have a release date. What is does have, however, is pets, and lots of...
Nintendo and Hasbro unveil “Super Smash Bronies” game (exclusive)
This month’s Game Informer cover (scanned in and sent to GamesBeat by a reader) is for Nintendo and Hasbro’s oft-rumored crossover spectacular, Super Smash...
OMGPOP CEO responds to criticisim of his tweets about former employee
CEO Dan Porter responds to critics who have called his remarks about his former employee petty. "It wasn't about Shay. It was about the 41 other people that made it happen." Porter also explains his "hoodie" tweet that seemed to capitalize on the Trayvon Martin tragedy.
Gabriel Leydon foresees the “true dominance” of mobile games coming (interview)
Addmired Chief Executive Gabriel Leydon is a true believer in the mobile space. With more than a billion users of his games, Leydon sees big opportunity....
Big Fish Games launches shameless copycat Mime Something game
Big Fish Games is beating Zynga to the punch with a copycat title dubbed Mime Something. The game is debuting on April Fool’s Day,...
OMGPOP CEO tweets that only employee not to transition to Zynga was the “weakest” one (UPDATED)
In a pair of tweets, CEO Dan Porter of Draw Something developer OMGPOP called the one employee who turned down Zynga "selfish" and "the weakest one" on the team. Many fans of the sketching game for smartphones stated that they're uninstalling Draw Something based on Porter's behavior.
Parting shot: A moment in Sniper Elite V2
Crouched low, Office of Strategic Services agent Karl Fairburne shifts his rifle's weight on his back. It’s an Eastern Front treasure — a Mosin-Nagant M91. A practical tool for practical uses, but Fairburne's mind focuses squarely on the mission.
The 6 best game endings of all-time (and how BioWare would ruin them)
Video game endings tend to feel a lot like an afterthought. Whereas a bad movie only ever consumes two hours of your life, games...