Former Sony game design chief Phil Harrison joins Microsoft
Phil Harrison, most recently a venture capitalist and former game design chief at Sony, is joining Microsoft Game Studios Europe as its chief. Harrison,...
Hands-on with Battlefield 3: Close Quarters expansion (preview)
Electronic Arts recently announced that we’ll see three new expansions for Battlefield 3 this year. We got a close look at a multiplayer level in...
EA’s Patrick Soderlund sounds off on Medal of Honor and Battlefield games
As the head of the EA Games label, Patrick Soderlund (pictured) oversees Electronic Arts’ Medal of Honor, Battlefield, Need for Speed, Dead Space, and...
ZeniMax Media and Minecraft developer Mojang settle “Scrolls” lawsuit
It appears that video game publisher ZeniMax Media and Minecraft developer Mojang have kissed and made up. The two companies have reached a settlement...
Mass Effect infiltrates iPhone with lackluster results
Tempted to purchase the Mass Effect Infiltrator mobile game to aid your campaign in Mass Effect 3? Don’t. The spin-off app for iPhone, iPad...
GDC attendance hits record 22,500, up 17 percent
The annual Game Developers Conference broke records this year with more than 22,500 attendees, up 17 percent from a year ago. That’s probably a...
Hands-on with the next Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 content drop
The newest content drop for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is nearing its release. We’ve already played the add-on maps — check below...
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures actually doing better after The Old Republic’s launch (exclusive)
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, an online gaming world aimed at younger (eight- to 12-year old) fans of the animated TV show, has crossed...
With 4 women leading 300 men, Game Insight will triple revenues in 2012 (exclusive)
Game Insight has quietly become a big force in mobile. The Moscow-based game publisher owns a majority stake in 15 game studios with more...
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...