And our latest and greatest speakers at GamesBeat 2011
Today we’re revealing the fifth set of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our slate of speakers will include Neil Young, founder...
Not bad: Zynga's Empires & Allies hits 30M users in 17 days
Zynga’s Empires & Allies social game has grown to more than 30 million users in just 17 days. The combat social strategy game added...
The divorce talk: Origin and Steam
When EA Games president Frank Gibeau touted Origin, the company's restructured download service, as the next “worldwide leader in digital publishing,” it was easily...
Week in review: Lulzsec and Anonymous trade blows
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories published by VentureBeat in the last seven days: Hit the...
Take-Two's Karl Slatoff won't rush blockbuster video games out the door
Karl Slatoff is the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Take-Two Interactive, which has published some of the hottest-selling video games in...
News Blips: Wii U controller limitations, Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, DICE downplays shooter turf war, and more
It seems that the name of Nintendo's new console is shorthand for "Wii U-surp your controller options." News Blips: Nintendo's Wii U console only...
Video Blips: The Old Republic, BioShock Infinite, F.E.A.R. 3, and more
I've expressed my thoughts about cinematic trailers in the past, but that doesn't prevent my jaw from dropping in amazement every time a glossy...
LulzSec's real agenda? Who knows, but they love the Dreamcast
Well, that tears it. LulzSec, a band of hackers that has made headlines for a number of high-profile hacking incidents, are a bunch of...
FunMobility launches cross-platform FunChat app
FunMobility has launched its cross-platform entertainment app, FunChat. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company has created a social app with a bunch of different features, including...
Sony scores with Infamous Anarchy companion game on Facebook
Infamous 2 is one of the big console game releases of the summer, and now Sony is trying to enhance that hit with its...