Pirated Modern Warfare 3 discs are already spreading (exclusive)
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 doesn’t come out until Nov. 8. But pirates have already obtained the video game — one of the...
Review: Battlefield 3 is EA’s biggest fumble since Medal of Honor
Battlefield 3 is easily the most important holiday release for Electronic Arts. All year the publisher has aggressively hyped the DICE-developed sequel as a Call...
Battlefield 3 suffers severe launch issues, players outraged [Updated]
Update [11/07/11]: EA has sent along some information on the current status of the Battlefield 3 servers. According to VP of Public Relations Tammy...
Why World of Warcraft added Pokemon-like battling to Mists of Pandaria
Developers of the ridiculously popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft announced that the next game expansion will include a new battle...
Modern Warfare 3 trailer prepares gamers for mass destruction
Activision Blizzard released a trailer for the single-player version of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 game today. The preview shows the title...
Our picks for the best video games of the fall season
NOTE: Each week, I’m writing a column on videogames called The DeanBeat that’s available to newsletter subscribers a day before it appears on the...
The DeanBeat: Skylanders is massive, innovative gamble for Activision Blizzard
Bring your toys to life. That was the big idea that drove Activision Blizzard and its game studio Toys for Bob to place a...
Battlefield 3 multiplayer open beta: first impressions
Electronic Arts launched its Battlefield 3 multiplayer open beta test today for fans of the combat series. EA opened the game to all players...
Under pressure, Blizzard Entertainment may unveil Titan in October
Blizzard Entertainment is under pressure to deliver something big before the end of the year, now that it has delayed Diablo 3 until 2012....
Why music video games aren’t dead
Music video games such as Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero and Electronic Arts/MTV/Harmonix’s Rock Band were among gaming’s fastest-growing sectors a few years ago, soaring...