Exent launches all-you-can-eat mobile game subscription service
Mobile game discovery is a huge problem, since it’s easy for great games to get lost in overcrowded app stores. So Exent is giving...
American smartphone customers are consuming lots of media
The smartphone has finally gone mainstream in the U.S., and cell phones aren’t just for calling and texting anymore. A new study indicates there’s...
The rise of tablet gaming
Tablet gaming could be a huge market, disrupting traditional game hardware markets. With more than 25 million units sold, the iPad has become much larger...
Reflections on GamesBeat 2011 and the road ahead in mobile games
Our well-attended GamesBeat 2011 conference took place this week, and here’s what you missed. As I noted in a preview story on mobile games, the conference was...
News Blips: Ubisoft’s online pass, Xbox Windows integration, GameStop targets Steam, and more
Instead of Harry Potter fans dressing up as their favorite wizards, they should dress up as wizards posing as normal people. Hilarity ensues. News...
Video Blips: Call of Duty Elite, Prototype 2, Metro: Last Light, and more
Having a bunch of hardened soldiers meet in an idyllic nuclear family's home is just as silly as making a machinima video about a...
I’m a 27-year-old Pokémon master…and proud of it
I became a Pokémon trainer in 1998. I’ve waged hundreds of battles, traversed five different regions, and even caught 'em all. Now, with the...
CrowdStar and YouWeb launch $10M fund to invest in mobile developers
CrowdStar and YouWeb have launched a $10 million fund to invest in mobile social game developers. The fund is an acknowledgement that game maker...
Why you nerds should stop hating sports games
Basketball game NBA 2k11 doesn’t start off with a title menu. It throws you straight into the classic 1991 championship game between the Chicago...
The 6 Most Valuable Games of All Time (Quantified by NBA Live 1995)
Do we really need a new sports game every single year? Do we really need an annual football game when EA (the developers) hold exclusivity rights with the NFL to ensure there is no competition within the market? The obvious answer here is no. No, we don’t need any more sports games now or ever.