Microsoft to remove all “gun-like” Avatar items from Xbox Live
According to Epic Games Community Manager Will Kinsler, Microsoft will be removing all gun-like Avatar items from the Xbox Live Marketplace on January 1,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic reaches 1M registered users in less than a week
Over one million people have registered to play Star Wars: The Old Republic less than one week into the game’s launch, making it the fastest-growing...
Buddy can you spare a dollar? Indie game developer makes you think about being homeless
This week I played a game called Homeless on my Xbox 360 game console. The game involved bumming quarters from passers by, trying to...
The DeanBeat: Game industry predictions for 2012
We all know how worthless predictions can be, but they’re kind of irresistible. They’re easy to make, particularly if nobody pays attention to whether...
Top 10 new game brands of 2012
Earlier this month, VentureBeat published a list of 10 of the most anticipated video games of 2012. Some of you had plenty to say...
Kiip announces Swarm to stage mobile game contests with big rewards
Kiip, which offers real world prizes for rewards in mobile games, is launching a new feature called Swarm for its brand advertisers. In a...
News Blips: Humble Indie Bundle 4 scams, The Old Republic missing keys, and Vita launch lineup
While writing the first entry in today's News Blips, my holiday music playlist sputtered to a halt and spat out a smarmy insurance commercial...
Video Blips: Game of Thrones, Awesomenauts, The King of Fighters 13, and more
I wouldn't be surprised if the Game of Thrones version of holiday spirit involved checking for frostbite underneath the Christmas tree, roasting horseflesh over...
VBWeekly: Top 10 games of 2011
[vimeo 33998301 w=550] Last week, VentureBeat announced its Game of the Year choices. Now you can see the video of VentureBeat’s top game writers,...
Facebook rejiggers platform to increase game usage
Facebook announced Thursday evening that it has made updates to its platform to improve game usage and discovery of new apps. The social network...