BioWare slaps four-player multiplayer mode onto Mass Effect 3
Game maker BioWare has added a four-player cooperative multiplayer mode to its Mass Effect 3 game, one of next year’s most anticipated titles, the...
EA’s The Sims Social has stolen millions of players from Zynga
Electronic Arts came out of nowhere when it launched The Sims Social on Facebook. The social game that simulates human life took off like...
Our picks for the best video games of the fall season
NOTE: Each week, I’m writing a column on videogames called The DeanBeat that’s available to newsletter subscribers a day before it appears on the...
Zynga adds better graphics and game variety to Mafia Wars 2
Zynga unveiled details of its Mafia Wars 2 game today, a deeper and more graphically appealing version of its early social game Mafia Wars,...
Battlefield 3 multiplayer open beta: first impressions
Electronic Arts launched its Battlefield 3 multiplayer open beta test today for fans of the combat series. EA opened the game to all players...
Zynga teams up with Enrique Iglesias for CityVille promotion
Zynga has teamed up with international popstar Enrique Iglesias to promote its top social game CityVille. Under the deal, fans can interact with Iglesias’s...
Raptr unveils new data about Zynga’s social gamers
All eyes are on Zynga now as the social gaming company prepares to go public in an initial public offering. The social game maker has...
Happy Cloud teams up with AMD for connected TV games
Cloud-gaming firm Happy Cloud plans to work with Advanced Micro Devices to bring games-on-demand to connected TVs. Under the partnership, Happy Cloud will give...
Under pressure, Blizzard Entertainment may unveil Titan in October
Blizzard Entertainment is under pressure to deliver something big before the end of the year, now that it has delayed Diablo 3 until 2012....
Zynga takes its most popular game, CityVille, to Google+
Zynga announced today it has taken its most popular game, CityVille, to the fledgling Google+ social network. The move could be strategically important for...