Alan Wake vs. Alone in the Dark: The Case for “B-Games”
Alan Wake and Alone in the Dark are two games that are surprisingly similar. Both are western-developed survival horror games of the current console...
EA’s next mobile lineup features multi-platform multiplayer mayhem (video)
The next version of Electronic Arts’ mobile Scrabble game will let players compete against each other across multiple devices and platforms — at the...
EA’s Origin social game network works across both PC and mobile platforms
Electronic Arts announced today that its Origin social network and game distribution network can work across mobile platforms in addition to the PC. With...
Outspark announces digital distribution platform for online games
Outspark, a publisher of free-to-play online games, is launching a new digital distribution platform today called Flint. The platform will help third parties distribute...
OpenFeint recruits game developer to lead free-to-play focus
OpenFeint has hired a game development leader to help its customers focus on making free-to-play mobile games. The move reflects the growing importance of...
GamesBeat 2011: Meet the moderators
We’ve collected some of the finest journalists covering the game industry to moderate the 28 different sessions at GamesBeat 2011, which takes place July...
Zynga launches PrivacyVille tool to gamify user privacy
Zynga is launching PrivacyVille today, a game-like tutorial that rewards players with game points for learning more about the social game company’s privacy practices....
Nielsen: games are the most popular smartphone apps
More than half of all smartphone owners played games and racked up about 8 hours of play time each month in the second quarter...
Free-to-play games are taking over the App Store
Free-to-play games are taking over Apple’s App Store, based on data released today from mobile analytics firm Flurry. About 65 percent of the revenue...
17 reasons to attend GamesBeat 2011
We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2011. But here’s a summary of why we think this will be...