Report: Number of U.S. mobile gamers reaches 100 million
A new report from international market research firm Newzoo is highlighting the ever-increasing popularity of mobile gaming. According to the Mobile Games Trend Report,...
Forces of Nature content pack released for Gears of War 3
Epic Games released Forces of Nature, the latest content pack for Gears of War 3, today on the Xbox Live Market Place for 800 Microsoft Points. Gears of War 3 Season Pass owners will receive the update for free.
Kinect for Windows 1.5 will have better tracking and broader reach
The Kinect for Windows 1.5 developer kit will be available in late May, Microsoft’s Craig Eisler, General Manager, Kinect for Windows, announced recently via...
Mob Science raises $1M for social games on Zynga’s platform
Mob Science, a social games developer and Zynga Platform partner, received $1 million in seed funding from Joynet CEO David Young and GameSpy Industries...
Troubled U.K. retailer Game closes 277 stores
Video game retailer Game Group has gone into administration (a form of bankruptcy in Britain) today with 277 of its 600 U.K. and Ireland...
Spy vs. Spy to return in a new game?
It looks like WB Games will be bringing out a remake of First Star Software's Spy vs. Spy, which debuted in 1984 on a variety of computer systems (including the Commodore 64) and was later ported to several other platforms (like the Nintendo Entertainment System).
Disney to launch Animal Kingdom Explorers hidden-object social game
Disney’s Playdom scored big with Gardens of Time, the most popular game on Facebook last year. Now the company is announcing a new title...
Angry Birds Space introduces the age of the mobile game blockbuster
With 10 million downloads in three days, Angry Birds Space has vaulted the mobile-game business into the stratosphere of bona fide entertainment blockbusters. It’s...
After Modern Warfare 3 outage, Activision offers fans a perk
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 servers on Xbox Live went down, spoiling the Friday night entertainment plans for millions of fans. But the...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...