The DeanBeat: Apple and Samsung give console makers a reprieve
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game trade show had all the potential for disruption but none of the follow-through. Always nipping at...
AdColony hires Apple veteran to run fast-growing mobile video ad business (exclusive)
AdColony has been on a tear growing its mobile video ad network business in the past two quarters. Now it’s positioning itself for more...
Digital game sales are up but still can’t touch Call of Duty (infographic)
This infographic shows us that sales of physical copies of games at retail have been consistently decreasing since 2008, while the percentage of digital copies among all titles sold is increasing.
Despite huge Diablo III launch, May video game sales fall 28 percent
Video game sales fell 28 percent in May, with total industry sales falling to $516.5 million from $718.9 million a year ago, according to consumer market research firm NPD Group.
Fruit Ninja follows Angry Birds’ flight plan with licensed products
The company behind the popular mobile game Fruit Ninja wants to take the Angry Birds phenomenon head-on as it launches its own line of tie-in toys and accessories.
New studio uCool to launch ambitious Tynon social fantasy role-playing game (exclusive)
Social game startup uCool is coming out of stealth today and describing its upcoming game, a social fantasy role-playing hybrid title called Tynon. The Flash-based...
Kickstarter project aims to reimagine classic Atari game M.U.L.E. (exclusive)
DreamQuest Games is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding project to raise money for a remake of the classic Atari game M.U.L.E.
Indie studio Thatgamecompany raises $5.5M to create magical games for wider audiences
The journey of indie game developer Thatgamecompany is about to get a lot more interesting. The maker of Journey, a big hit and highly...
PopCap survey shows 44 percent of people play mobile games
The data shows overall increases in number of users, play time, and money spent on games and add-on content due to continuing strong sales of tablet computers.
Crytek says CryEngine 3 already does awesome graphics as good as Unreal Engine 4 (interview)
Crytek's leaders believe their CryEngine is the best