Nintendo’s U.S. servers get a light hack attack
Nintendo acknowledged today that hackers broke into one of the servers for its U.S. business, but the company said there was no loss of...
Game industry chief says free games aren’t disrupting game publishers
The video game industry’s E3 Expo starts on Monday morning in Los Angeles. This is the conference where all of the cool new games...
Where to find 4 of the hardest unlockable cars in L.A. Noire
The first thing that hits you about a faithfully recreated 1947 Los Angeles is the sheer scope of it. The hot leads and clue...
Steel Battalion: The Legacy
I thought about waiting until E3 this week to write this post. Initially it has been in the works for several months, I just never got back to it. When Steel Battalion: Heavy Armour was announced at TGS last year I got super-excited.
Week in review: 7 signs of startup failure
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: The 7 signs...
VentureBeat’s GamesBeat 2011 conference to address intersection of gaming and mobile
VentureBeat‘s annual video game event — GamesBeat — will focus on the intersection of games and mobile, two of the hottest markets in the...
A peak at the future thru 1947 L. A.
The term ‘open-world’ and ‘sandbox’ have been ran into the ground, it’s a gimmick, usually the game takes place in some island just to...
Game check-in app Heyzap lands on iPhone
Heyzap, an online network that lets gamers “check in” to games, has finally launched an app for the iPhone. Heyzap is a little unusual...
One game, any device: Hideo Kojima’s vision of a seamless gaming future
Hideo Kojima, who created the Metal Gear Solid game series, demonstrated the newest gaming feature from game maker Konami today: the ability to transfer...
Zynga hires EA’s No. 2 exec, John Schappert
Zynga, the leading maker of social games, confirmed that it has hired John Schappert as its chief operating officer. Schappert is the former chief...