Family Village gets $1.8M so gamers and grandmas can rewrite family history
It’s like the Sims hacked your family tree: Family Village is a game in which you can play alongside your ancestors (and learn about your family, too!).
Activision taps Swrve for mobile game analytics and A/B testing
Activision Blizzard and Swrve are proving that mobile games are as important as those for consoles.
Search for world’s greatest Tetris player: Ecstasy of Order documentary now available
An award-winning documentary about the search for the world’s greatest Tetris player is now available to order. The film tracks the 2010 world Tetris...
If your kids like Pokémon, they’ll go nuts for Nukotoys (with video)
My 9-year-old collects and plays with Pokémon cards, but if what I saw today from Nukotoys today is any indication of what we can...
Legendary game exec Bing Gordon on epic poems, the golden age of gaming, and Xbox as a platform
Former Electronic Arts exec and current Kleiner Perkins partner Bing Gordon was on-stage at MobileBeat 2012 today in San Francisco. After opening unconventionally with...
Can Google’s Nexus Q media streamer play games? Sort of
Google’s freshly announced Nexus Q media streamer may be designed for music and movies, but developers have already used the device for something different: games. Philippe...
Coolest class ever: Valve brings Portal 2 to schools
One time in high school, I was able to convince a stern teacher it was “essential” that I play Grand Theft Auto III for...
With Xbox 360 sales slowing down, Windows Phone desperately needs to succeed
Microsoft had mostly good news to report in its third quarter earnings today, although one division stood out as the biggest loser: Entertainment &...
Study: Gamers are gaga for virtual goods
Consumer spending on virtual goods has doubled since 2009, according to a survey by Visa’s PlaySpan digital monetization division. And the total U.S. market...
The DeanBeat: Crowd-funding gives hope to mid-size game developers
Double Fine Productions turned video game funding practices upside down last week when it raised more than $1.75 million through the crowd-funding site Kickstarter...