Tetris for iOS relaunches with new fees & subscriptions that have users puzzled
EA has just relaunched its iOS version of Tetris [iTunes link], the popular puzzle game beloved of all kinds of players, from the casual...
Video Blips: Xenoblade Chronicles, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Scene It?: Movie Night, and Six Guns
Sometimes I watch video game trailers and think: "How do the people in this company's marketing department still have jobs?" I mean, if these...
Nintendo to release fan favorite Japanese video game Xenoblade Chronicles in America
Nintendo today announced that it is finally bringing critically-acclaimed Japanese role-playing game Xenoblade Chronicles to American gamers after fans campaigned online for its release....
Review: Rayman Origins
Imagine you're going out to a restaurant. Scanning the menu, you find the entrees you're used to, the ones that you know you'll enjoy. As you flip to the next page, something in the specials section catches your eye.
How Zynga’s IPO went from a $20B valuation to $8.9B in five months
When credible reports about Zynga’s upcoming IPO filing started flying this July, expectations for the social gaming giant’s value were running $15 billion to...
Toca Boca releases two new apps focused on the imagination of children (exclusive)
Toca Boca, maker of children’s iOS applications, is releasing two new apps aimed at sparking kids’ imaginations. The first app comes out today. Many...
Minecraft creator steps down as game’s lead developer
The man behind indie PC mega-hit Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, will no longer lead development on the game as he continues to guide indie...
EA acquires Superhero City maker KlickNation, adds to BioWare label
Electronic Arts is continuing its buying spree. The KlickNation development team behind Facebook titles like Superhero City and Age of Champions will now be known as BioWare...
The DeanBeat: Movie-like “set pieces” score big sales for video games
With games like Uncharted 3: Drake’s Fortune sweeping us off our feet this holiday season, gamers are getting spoiled by video game “set pieces.”...
Indie game developers look to Steam on the PC — instead of Xbox Live — for commercial success
Independent video game developer Zeboyd Games recently announced sales of its Cthulhu Saves the World + Breath of Death VII combo pack sold over...