Big layoffs for longtime PC game developer Gas Powered Games Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 18, 2013 1 min Gas Powered games has reportedly laid off a majority of its staff just four days after launching a Kickstarter campaign. Continue Reading 1 min
Dungeon Siege developer Chris Taylor launches Kickstarter for Wildman title Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2013 3 min Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor seeks to raise $1.1 million from fans for his new project. Continue Reading 3 min
Minecraft digs upwards and becomes most-played Xbox Live Arcade title Posted byby GamesBeat May 16, 2012 2 min Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition became the most-played Xbox Live Arcade title in the first week of its release. Turns out digging for mono-colored boxes is actually fun. Continue Reading 2 min
Age of Empires Online could make free-to-play games mainstream Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2011 4 min A new age is dawning in the video game business, and Microsoft wants to be part of it. Today, Microsoft is formally launching its... Continue Reading 4 min
VentureBeat’s photo gallery captures the noise of E3 2011 (part 1) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 11, 2011 4 min The only thing bad about an E3 photo gallery is that you can’t hear the sounds. E3, the video game industry’s trade show, is... Continue Reading 4 min
Will Microsoft conquer free-to-play games with Age of Empires Online? (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 26, 2011 3 min Age of Empires has sold more than 25 million copies in retail stores over the years. So it was a big leap when Microsoft... Continue Reading 3 min