Ben Cousins wants to prove mobile first-person shooters aren’t a pipe dream (interview)
Ben Cousins has made games like Electronic Arts' Battlefield series. Now he is bringing shooter games to mobile devices.
With a new leader, Ngmoco shoots for mobile gaming empire (interview)
The new head of Ngmoco believes mobile games are leveling up.
Flutter is a kinder, gentler Pokémon with real-world butterflies (preview)
Attract, feed, and raise various butterfly species in Runaway Play's Flutter.
Investors weigh in on falling game-startup valuations
Developer Zynga's collapse has taken its toll on game-company valuations. The topic came up at the recent investor panel at the YetiZen game accelerator.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Halo 4, Grand Theft Auto V reveal, THQ for sale
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Yahoo and Japan’s DeNA expand PC social gaming alliance to mobile devices
Smartphones and tablets are gaining attention in Japan, and this deal should allow both companies to take advantage of this trend.
Is Gree really spending money on user acquisition like there’s no tomorrow? (interview)
Sho Masuda is the man in charge of spending at Japan's Gree, which is trying to break into the U.S. mobile games market.
DeNA invests in its golden goose, taking 20 percent stake in Cygames for $92M
Rage of Bahamut developer now part of DeNA's gamemaker stable.
Mobile gaming has its giant: DeNA posts $627M in quarterly revenue
DeNA makes it possible for mobile game developers to reach huge crowds in Japan and increasingly around the globe.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney buys LucasArts/Lucasfilm, Halo 4 reviewed, and Valve dislikes Windows 8
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.