Mass Effect 3 DLC adds playable Geth characters and new stages/weapons
Holy shit! I actually have something good to write about Mass Effect 3. BioWare has announced the Resurgence Pack, which adds new multiplayer characters, stages, and weapons....
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
Major tech and gaming companies unite to purge sex offenders from online games
Major tech and game companies will join the fight to purge convicted sex offenders from online video games in Operation: Game Over, according to...
Stung by fans, EA/BioWare will create new content to clarify ending of Mass Effect 3
Struck by fan backlash over Mass Effect 3’s controversial ending, Electronic Arts’ BioWare division said today it will provide free downloadable content with additional...
Game publisher Electronic Arts is voted the “Worst Company in America”
Video game publisher Electronic Arts has a new feather in its cap: It has won The Consumerist’s Worst Company in America award. The tournament...
The DeanBeat: “Evil” Zynga learns that old labels can come back to haunt you
Is Zynga evil? When Zynga paid $180 million for OMGPOP, the maker of the wonderfully creative Draw Something app, it was a great moment....
Kip Katsarelis on designing the next SimCity (interview)
Kip Katsarelis is lead producer for the new SimCity game Electronic Arts’ Maxis studio is developing. We recently made the trek to Emeryville, Calif.,...
An in-depth preview of SimCity reveals an intricately crafted experience
Inside the Maxis studio in Emeryville, Calif., the next SimCity is taking shape. The new game won’t debut until 2013, but Electronic Arts recently...
Troubled U.K. retailer Game closes 277 stores
Video game retailer Game Group has gone into administration (a form of bankruptcy in Britain) today with 277 of its 600 U.K. and Ireland...
One gamer’s heartfelt letter on why Mass Effect 3’s ending ruined everything
The Mass Effect 3 ending controversy has spread far and wide since the game’s March 6 release. The reaction has polarized the entire gaming...