Mobcast Episode 007
We return from our week of E3 shows with a show about…E3. It's a doozy, though, and we use it to bring closure to...
iPhone app roundup: Myst, Isotope, Email and Walk
We now get so many iPhone app announcements that doing a post on each one would turn VentureBeat into AppBeat. So I’m going to...
iPhone game startup Ngmoco hires top Sega executive
The iPhone keeps playing its siren song. And video game executives are falling for it. Ngmoco, a high-profile iPhone game startup, is announcing today...
How Japanese Corporate Bureaucracy Sabotages Creativity
I just finished my first game review in a few months — and big surprise, it was a niche Japanese role-playing game. NIS America’s...
A Final E3 Grab Bag
E3 2009. You all ready to leave it behind? I sure am. Seems like we’ve been talking about it for weeks…well, that’s exactly what...
Daily Blips: Game News from June 15th, 2009
We’ve never really cared about the story in a Mario game, but we have always wondered one thing: Is Mario really a certified plumber?...
The Most Mysterious Game You’ll Ever Play (A Terranigma Review)
Anyone who was a gamer during the 16-bit era knows that the Super NES is a veritable treasure trove of RPGs. There were standard...
Rebel FM – Episode 21
Weekly gaming podcast Rebel FM returns with its first post-E3 regular show, this time with 100-percent less IHOP, which can be good or bad...
What’s next: A Pandora for fashion?
In recent pieces for VentureBeat, I’ve been proposing ideas for new companies. This next one was proposed by PayPal writer and fashionista April Van...
Electronic Arts exec foresees shift to digital game distribution
John Pleasants has stayed behind the scenes at Electronic Arts as its No. 2 executive. He is president of the global publishing organization and...