The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012
The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.
Facebook touts why its social network makes mobile games better
The giant social network claims that players who find games on Facebook spend more time in the corresponding apps and are more likely to spend money on those titles.
Biden reiterates the need for research on effects of violent video games
Biden says researchers should look into "excessively violent video games."
What the 7 million-dollar Kickstarter games of 2012 did right
Last year's $1 million-plus video game Kickstarters share common reasons for their success. Plus, the developers share their campaign tips for 2013.
THQ bids farewell after raising $72M in asset sales
The auction process for THQ's game studios has ended.
New 3D Mario, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart will be at E3
Nintendo president Iwata announces that new installments for some of the company's biggest series will be at E3.
Hoax watch: Xbox 720 may just be named ‘Xbox’
Forget the Xbox 720. Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor may simply end up being called "Xbox," and it could be the beginning of several "X" branded devices.
The people ask the White House to put a stop to the new Devil May Cry
A real petition on Whitehouse.gov asks the president to remove DmC: Devil May Cry from store shelves.
Beyond Kinect, PrimeSense wants to drive 3D sensing into more everyday consumer gear
With 3D sensors that are 10 times smaller, PrimeSense hopes to spur a new generation of motion-sensing gadgets.
This 22-day-old open-source Minecraft-cloning game builder runs in Javascript in your browser
Max Ogden has built a tool for creating Minecraft-like 3D games, all within a browser using JavaScript and OpenGL.