BattleTech and MechWarrior creator Jordan Weisman reflects on a big Mech revival (interview)
Piranha Games and Infinite Game Publishing have launched Mech Warrior Online in North America.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Activision buys out Vivendi for $8.17B, Zynga lays out recovery plan
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Shadowrun Returns needs to curtail its nostalgia (review)
Shadowrun Returns blends pen-and-paper role-playing mechanics into a dark, cyberpunk fantasy. It's the first RPG installment in the series since the Super Nintendo, and the series' age is showing.
Crowdfunded Shadowrun Returns out in June; now available for preorder
Gamers can preorder Shadowrun Returns for $15.
What the 7 million-dollar Kickstarter games of 2012 did right
Last year's $1 million-plus video game Kickstarters share common reasons for their success. Plus, the developers share their campaign tips for 2013.
Dungeon Siege developer Chris Taylor launches Kickstarter for Wildman title
Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor seeks to raise $1.1 million from fans for his new project.
How to fail up in the game business
At the Casual Connect conference in Seattle, five developers discussed what they've learned from their failures and how to structure a project for success.
Startup hopes to fund a Shadowrun MMO through Kickstarter
Developer Cliffhanger Productions seeks crowd-sourced backing for a massively multiplayer entry into the cyberpunk role-playing game franchise.
Shadowrun Returns raises $1.8M in Kickstarter campaign
Game developer Harebrained Schemes scored $1.8 million from more than 36,000 backers for Shadowrun Returns, the sequel to a fan-favorite cyberpunk role-playing game. This has become one of the most successful crowd-funding campaigns on Kickstarter.
Retro revival: PC games raise $6.7M and counting in Kickstarter campaigns
Kickstarter’s gone vogue. With a single, bold move by Double Fine’s Tim Schafer in early February, the crowdfunding web site propelled itself into the...