EA’s next mobile lineup features multi-platform multiplayer mayhem (video)
The next version of Electronic Arts’ mobile Scrabble game will let players compete against each other across multiple devices and platforms — at the...
Nielsen: games are the most popular smartphone apps
More than half of all smartphone owners played games and racked up about 8 hours of play time each month in the second quarter...
Outfit7 climbs the beanstalk to find a mainstream audience
The Talking Friends have taken yet another step toward the entertainment industry. Last week, mobile gaming company Outfit7 announced a signed deal with talent...
Sony's PS Vita shipping in January: Report
Uh-oh. First Sony said that its next handheld game console, the PlayStation Vita, would be available for the 2011 holiday season. Now, judging from...
Angry Birds flutters over to Chrome
Google is bringing Rovio‘s Angry Birds, a popular game on mobile devices where players fling birds at structures to try to destroy pigs, to...
Apple and Google steal market share from video game systems
Apple and Google have taken about 8 percent of the overall video game market, according to an analysis by Flurry. And when it comes...
Angry Birds’ Vesterbacka: Tablets are killing console games (video)
Frequent VentureBeat readers already know that Peter Vesterbacka, who leads business development at the company behind mobile gaming hit Angry Birds, thinks that mobile...
Angry Birds maker predicts the death of console gaming
Peter Vesterbacka, whose company Rovio makes the immensely popular Angry Birds game, has a big vision for the future of mobile gaming. Vesterbacka leads...
Week in review: Epic Games shows off amazing graphics
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Epic Games shows...
Skype founder, others catapult $42M to Angry Birds
Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures have co-led a $42 million investment round for Rovio, the creator of the Angry Birds Franchise. The Angry Birds...