New Apple TV may be optimized for motion sensitive controllers & Siri
Apple might be planning a new version of its Apple TV, the $99 set-top box that lets owners stream media to their television, according...
Apple yanks Big Fish Games’ subscription app for iPad games
Apple has yanked the Big Fish Games subscription app after a few days on the market. So much for a great experiment in subscription...
In time for Black Friday: A holiday gift guide for gamers
The holiday season is coming fast. Before you know it, it will be Thanksgiving. People will be doing their Black Friday shopping early the...
Big Fish Games first to offer an “all you can eat” gaming subscription on iPad
Big Fish Games has become the first publisher permitted to offer a subscription gaming service on the Apple iPad, Bloomberg reports. Customers will be...
Top 10 iOS games of 2011
What makes a great mobile game? Eye popping visuals? Solid gameplay and controls? Ease of entry, pick up and play features? Are casual games...
The making of the Xbox: Microsoft’s journey to the next generation (part 2)
Update: Don’t like page breaks? This two-part series is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle. Editor’s note: This story is the...
The DeanBeat: After Steve, will Apple press its advantage in games?
Steve Jobs never liked video games, particularly the violent ones. Years ago, when id Software’s John Carmack demonstrated a cool shooting game during one...
Apple and Android are now dominating mobile game market
The mobile game landscape has changed dramatically in the last couple of years, with Apple and Android games surpassing both Nintendo and Sony to...
Tapjoy creates app marketplace, says Apple has nothing to do with it
News leaked overnight that mobile ad monetization company Tapjoy is launching an application discovery marketplace on Tuesday. “We didn’t intend for it to get...
The DeanBeat: Top games to play on the iPhone 4S
Mainstream consumers may be drawn to the iPhone 4S because of its Siri personal assistant. But gamers will want to pick up the iPhone...