With $7.7M raised via crowdfunding, Chris Roberts makes his sci-fi game in the public eye (interview)
With $7.7 million raised and more on the way, Chris Roberts is well on his way to building his ambitious Star Citizen game.
EA DICE is porting Frostbite engine to Mac (Update)
How does Battlefield and Dragon Age for Mac sound? Count on it, because DICE is working to port the Frostbite game engine to OS X.
EA’s Origin service for Mac goes into alpha — coming in February [update]
Valve's Steam service and the Mac App Store must be trembling in fear right now.
Top game controversies of 2012
From game violence to sex chat, game companies got into hot water in 2012.
The best games of 2012 (GamesBeat staff picks)
The Walking Dead may be GamesBeat's Game of the Year for 2012, but here's the other titles our staff picked as contenders for the crown.
A soldier’s perspective on Call of Duty and its ilk (interview)
It's no secret that first-person shooters -- in all their Hollywood-inspired clamor and spectacle -- don't simulate the realities of war very well. From basic rules of engagement, to gun safety (i.e., don't flag your buddies), and the dynamics of combat, FPSs are more akin to interactive action flicks than a proper recreation of armed conflict.
Star Wars: The Old Republic set for free-to-play debut
Get to level 50 without paying a single cent? Yes, please. Bioware, the developer behind Star Wars: The Old Republic, has just posted a...
Boom! EA brings its Madden football franchise to iOS & Facebook
In what appears to be an inevitable move, Electronic Arts has released a new version of its Madden Football game built specifically for mobile devices and social networks.
New Mass Effect game and new IP confirmed in the wake of BioWare cofounders’ retirements
Two new games from the Mass Effect team are in the works at BioWare.