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...
iPhone 4S gets a sequel of Epic Games’ Infinity Blade, but doesn’t do much else for gaming
Gears of War developer Epic Games today unveiled the second version of its hardcore mobile hack-and-slash game, Infinity Blade — designed specifically for Apple’s...
Disney launches Appmates mobile app toys for the iPad (video)
Disney is throwing the combined firepower of its Cars entertainment brand, its retail toy business, and its mobile app capability into a new line of...
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...