Gameloft Live enters the social mobile fray on Android, coming to iOS soon
Global games publisher Gameloft announced today its new gaming hub service, Gameloft Live. In a move that should surprise no one, the company has...
Apple pulls cloned games from App Store
A developer that sells apps in Apple’s ubiquitous App Store goes by the name Anton Sinelnikov. Pulling up his apps today shows a much...
Experimental General Motors tech brings car windows to life
Backseat boredom could become a thing of the past if experimental interactive glass technology finds its way into General Motors cars. Currently in the...
GamesBeat aspires to become bible of the games industry: acquires Bitmob
I’m delighted to confirm that VentureBeat has acquired Bitmob, the respected gaming news site known for its passionate community of users. Bitmob will be...
Activision says Call of Duty Elite service will be stable for Thanksgiving users
Gamer social network Call of Duty Elite will be stable this Thanksgiving and for the subsequent holiday weekend, Activision Blizzard said today. When the...
10 great PlayStation Network games under $5
With Apple and Android now dominating the mobile gaming market with their low price model, it is worth noting that there are also some...
Angry Birds flies past 500 million downloads
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGdwUiTRn-I&w=640&h=360] People just can’t seem to get enough Angry Birds (or they just really hate those egg-thieving pigs). Game maker Rovio announced today that its flagship...
What video game remakes can teach Hollywood
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi writes a column on videogames called The DeanBeat, while executive editor Dylan Tweney is writing a technology...
Zynga’s Shrek-inspired CastleVille is ‘building on the shoulders of giants’ (Q&A)
Amid a host other game announcements, Zynga unveiled its newest “Ville” game, CastleVille, at the Zynga Unleashed event this week. CastleVille certainly seems more...
BioWare slaps four-player multiplayer mode onto Mass Effect 3
Game maker BioWare has added a four-player cooperative multiplayer mode to its Mass Effect 3 game, one of next year’s most anticipated titles, the...