Xbox Live stats for 2011 show players skipped out on some great games
Last year was a banner year for quality video games, with superb sequels (Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2), interesting new intellectual properties (L.A. Noire)...
Microsoft Flight takes flying games into new skies
In the age of blockbuster games, flight simulators have fallen by the wayside. They had their share of hardcore fans, but catering to them drove the games into smaller and smaller niches until most game publishers decided it was no longer worth the effort
Arkadium signs multi-year game partnership with Microsoft
Betting big on Microsoft’s multi-platform game strategy, Arkadium is announcing a three-year strategic partnership to develop and publish games for Microsoft’s current and future...
Video game industry voices urge ESA trade association to drop SOPA backing
[Updated with correction on SOPA support withdrawal story.] Voices in the video game industry have spoken out about the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and...
Crysis 2 leads the list of 2011’s most pirated games
Editorial ‘game of the year 2011’ picks favored the likes of Uncharted 3 and Skyrim, but the pirate vote went to Crysis 2. According...
The DeanBeat: From the Supreme Court to Anonymous, 2011 was a transformational year for games
Skyrim was the “most played” game of the year, and we voted Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception our Game of the Year. But if you...
The best GamesBeat stories of 2011
The year is coming to an end and we agree with the observation that 2011 was a historic year for the game industry. Here...
Top 5 sleeper hits of 2011
We’ve been thoroughly spoiled in 2011. One triple-A title after another has grabbed the headlines and, ultimately, the sales. But what about those in...
The top gaming technologies of 2011
Each year brings a host of new technologies to the table that make the gaming landscape seem significantly different from what came before, and...
Microsoft to remove all “gun-like” Avatar items from Xbox Live
According to Epic Games Community Manager Will Kinsler, Microsoft will be removing all gun-like Avatar items from the Xbox Live Marketplace on January 1,...