Mass Effect 3 is an unfitting finale for an outstanding franchise (review)
Mass Effect’s finale has been a long time in the making. Commander Shepard and developer BioWare have taken players on an interactive odyssey whose...
Wikia, Jimmy Wales’ for-profit company, passes IGN to become the largest network of gaming sites on the web
What happens when you combine the Wiki model of open, collaborative editing with just a pinch of old-school oversight? In the case of Wikia,...
Microsoft Flight opens up the skies to rookie pilots (review)
Before we start, there’s something I need to confess. When it comes to flight simulators, I’m a complete novice. Fear not though, because Microsoft...
A roundup of stories from the Game Developers Conference
Our GamesBeat team is exhausted after five days of covering the biggest show for game developers in San Francisco. Here’s a day-by-day roundup of...
The DeanBeat: Tips from Ubisoft on making a happy game industry acquisition
It’s no secret that 2012 will be a year full of acquisitions in the game industry. Last year, investments grew 96 percent to $2...
See what Tim Schafer is doing with all your (his) money
Remember that time game maker Tim Schafer asked for $400,000 on Kickstarter and the world gave him $2.5 million? You might be wondering what...
Konami and others will make games for Zynga.com
Zynga announced today that three major game companies have joined its new platform for publishing games on Zynga.com and Facebook. The new third-party partners...
Angry Birds Space gets geeky with awesome real-life demo from NASA (video)
What happens when an astronaut plays a game of Angry Birds in real life on a space station? An awesome new video posted by...
EA lines up three Battlefield 3 expansions for 2012
Electronic Arts announced last night that it will launch three new expansions for Battlefield 3 as it tries to establish the game as a...
What does $100 buy you in Mass Effect 3 multiplayer?
Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode employs a trading card-style unlock system, where you purchase “packs” of mystery items that include one-time-use boosts, new weapons,...