Tracking the unlikely rise of Flappy Bird to the top of the mobile charts in 100 countries Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 4, 2014 3 min The game debuted in May, but it saw a sudden rise in January to No. 1 in 100 countries. Continue Reading 3 min
Muzzy Lane unveils educational strategy game based on World War I Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 4, 2014 4 min Making History: The Great War will commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Continue Reading 4 min
Grand Theft Auto creators get Hall of Fame honor Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 4, 2014 3 min Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison will announce the induction in a ceremony during the AIAS award show on Thursday. Continue Reading 3 min
Pokémon Bank now available in Europe and Australia — but North American fans are still waiting Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 4, 2014 2 min Pokémon Bank is back after Nintendo took it down due to server issues. Continue Reading 2 min
Nintendo buys back 9.5M shares from the heirs of its former CEO for $1.1B Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 4, 2014 1 min Nintendo recently said it would lose money in the fiscal year. Continue Reading 1 min
USA Olympic Hockey trainees use special video game to sharpen their mental skills Posted byby GamesBeat February 4, 2014 2 min The hockey elite of the future train their brains using a specialized video game. Continue Reading 2 min
Ubisoft says it is working to reinstate the ‘Watch Dogs’ trademark Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 3, 2014 2 min The publisher said the game's development is unaffected by the state of the trademark. Continue Reading 2 min
Flappy Bird is most popular in the U.S., but the contagion is spreading to other territories fast Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2014 2 min Now a lone Hanoi game developer has the No. 1, 2, and 8 top free apps in the U.S. iOS app store. Continue Reading 2 min
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto Online off to strong start after first quarter Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2014 2 min Take-Two says that 70 percent of players who bought GTA V and have Internet access have tried GTA Online. Continue Reading 2 min
Grand Theft Auto V reaches 32.5 million copies shipped to retailers Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 3, 2014 1 min Grand Theft Auto cemented its position as the biggest game of 2013. Continue Reading 1 min