Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed leaves Mario Kart in its dust…and wake…and vapor trail
This could be blasphemy, but Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, publisher Sega's new kart racer, may be more fun to play than Mario Kart.
Ron Gilbert and Double Fine go adventuring in The Cave (preview)
Adventure game grandfathers Tim Schafer (Grim Fandango, Full Throttle) and Ron Gilbert (Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island) recently held a special media event at Double Fine Productions' San Francisco headquarters to unveil the developer's latest offering: The Cave.
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II has less meat than a vegetarian chili dog (review)
Sonic the Hedgehog revs up for a sidescrolling adventure in another attempt to recapture those wonderful days when his games didn’t suck. While last fall’s Sonic Generations took some good strides in helping the spiky rodent reclaim his place among gaming royalty, Episode II feels like a return to the Sonic we got to know during the last 15 years...
...the one that always disappoints us.
Who is the best Avenger? (infographic)
Naturally, it's time for us nerds to fight over who is the best Avenger. A quick survey of Facebook friend statuses shows Hulk is ahead due to a couple of particularly funny moments, but here at GamesBeat we decided to use math and science to determine a true victor.
Sega’s U.S.-Europe CEO to leave this summer
Mike Hayes is leaving his post as the CEO of Sega's U.S. and European game businesses.
Electronic Arts burned by reports of impending layoffs
Electronic Arts has an internal shakeup in the works, according to several reports around the web today. While EA representatives claim that the world’s...
PAX East 2012: Sega’s action-platformer Hell Yeah! attacks the eyes with a stunning look
Hell Yeah! is the visually stunning platformer from publisher Sega and developer Arkedo. It's one of the games you should know about coming out of PAX East 2012.
Sega shutting down games, laying off people
Sega said today it will restructure its Western operations as it deals with the transformation from a maker of retail games to digital distribution....
Red Dead Redemption studio worked on an “interactive girlfriend project” for Microsoft
Before there was Halo, there was XGirl, apparently. Former Angel Studios Chief Creative Officer Michael Limber lists some interesting design work on his online...
ChuChu Rocket! coming to Android free by way of GetJar
ChuChu Rocket!, the classic Dreamcast puzzler by Sonic Team (of Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS fame) will be available for free on Android devices...