Ben Sawyer on how Games for Health will lead to “human joysticks” (interview)
Ben Sawyer is the co-founder of game-consulting firm Digitalmill and one of the pioneers in the field of Games for Health. He founded the...
Call of Duty website counting down to May 1 world reveal
The official Call of Duty website is counting down to a "world reveal" on May 1 during the NBA playoffs on TNT.
With Kinect, Skyrim’s Dragon Shouts are easier to bellow (hands-on)
Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing system is making its way into hardcore games, but not in the way everyone thought. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, one...
Nintendo announces 3DS folders, new Animal Crossing, and New Super Mario Bros. 2
Nintendo announced an upcoming firmware update and a number of games coming soon for the 3DS in the latest installment of its every-once-in-a-while Nintendo Direct video briefing tonight.
Trials Evolution breaks XBLA record with highest day-one sales
Trials Evolution, the first title in Arcade Next promotion, just broke the Xbox Live Arcade record for the highest-grossing day-one sales.
Author David Kushner tells the inside tale on Grand Theft Auto and the video game violence wars (interview)
David Kushner has been on the front lines of the video game culture wars. In 2004, he published Masters of Doom, a portrait of...
Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform (exclusive)
Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United States Playing Card Company...
Blade Games World brings 3D game creation to everyone with Jumala
Lots of tool makers claim they can enable anyone to build games, but that usually just applies to professionals who already have development experience....
First quarter game investments and acquisitions gather steam
The consolidation of companies in the social game market has begun, according to first-quarter data gathered by game-focused investment bank Digi-Capital. In the first...