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...
Z2Live swallows Big Sandwich Games in acquisition deal (exclusive)
Z2Live, the creator of hit free-to-play social games on mobile devices, is announcing today it has acquired Big Sandwich Games in Vancouver, Canada. The...
Bejeweled maker PopCap bets on Facebook casino-game gold rush
Ever since the Justice Department opened the door to the legalization of online gambling, the leading creators of social games are feeling increasingly lucky....
Double Fine’s Tim Schafer on Kickstarter success: It can happen again (interview)
Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer misses point-and-click graphic adventures from the early days of video games. “I miss making them and I miss playing...
Psychonauts 2: An update from Double Fine’s Tim Schafer
Double Fine’s Tim Schafer has been fielding questions for years about a potential followup to his much-loved 2005 3D platform game Psychonauts. Buzz about a sequel grew even louder earlier this month when Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson expressed an interest in funding the project on Twitter. During a recent interview with VentureBeat, however, Schafer said there’s still a lot of stuff that needs to be worked out first.
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...
Minecraft official LEGO set ready for pre-order
More than 5 million people have been playing with virtual building blocks in Minecraft. This summer, they’ll get the opportunity to manually assemble 480...
Sony PlayStation Vita teardown reveals the guts of the high-end portable gaming device
The Sony PlayStation Vita goes on sale in stores next week, but the folks at iFixit have already torn one apart to figure out...