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...
The DeanBeat column: Stopping to think about the culture of bloodlust
Welcome to the front lines of gaming. I’ve been covering the game industry on a day-to-day basis for about 15 years, mainly by immersing...
Retail video game sales plunge 23 percent in August
The summer has been something of a nightmare for the sales of video games in U.S. retail stores. In August, the trend continued as...
Call of Duty consumes the time of four or five Activision studios (video)
Dave Stohl is one of the guys who decides how many developers Activision Blizzard puts to work on its Call of Duty games. With Call of...
Paintball arena recreates multiplayer map from Call of Duty game (video)
Call of Duty fans were greeted to a “life imitates art” moment at the Call of Duty XP event this week in Los Angeles....