Game investments doubled to $2B in 2011; acquisitions grew 160 percent
No matter how you look at it, the game industry is red hot. The game industry had a record year for investments and acquisitions...
Gunning for another Kickstarter success Minecraft-style
Curious how a first-person shooter with crafting elements and “total environmental destruction” would play? For a modest $15 you can pre-purchase indie game Guncraft...
Meteor Entertainment raises $10M to fund Hawken online mech game (exclusive)
Meteor Entertainment has raised $10 million in a bid to launch a downloadable online game called Hawken. Aimed at hardcore gamers who battle each other...
GamesBeat Only 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...
After Disney, Bungie founder dives into mobile games with Industrial Toys (exclusive interview)
Alex Seropian was in charge of huge video game business at Disney Interactive Studios, with more than 500 employees and $500 million revenues. But...
Co-op vs. Zombies: Leading Resident Evil to multiplayer shooter territory (interview)
Resident Evil is one of the most treasured names in video game history. Moving an action adventure franchise that has sold over 40 million...
Remedy CEO: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is a “Gordon f***ing Ramsay hamburger”
Remedy Entertainment had a big week this week with the debut of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, a new adventure in the Alan Wake series...
Game Closure raises $12M for HTML5 cross-platform games
Game Closure has raised $12 million in a first round of funding for its HTML5-based cross-platform multiplayer game business, which aims to provide tools to...
Vivox launches its next-generation game chat for gamers on the run
Vivox has become the voice of gamers in online communications. Today, the company has launched C3, its most comprehensive game communications platform to date...
NeuroSky launches Focus Pocus learning app that kids can control with their minds
NeuroSky has a new wizard-themed game kids can control with their brain waves — possibly improving their learning abilities at the same time. The...