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...
Nintendo: More than 4 million 3DS units sold in the U.S.
Nintendo said today it has sold more than 4 million units of its 3DS gaming handheld in the U.S., thanks to a big price cut...
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...
Wii U likely to implement a full app store upon release
The upcoming Nintendo console Wii U may include a full app store, much larger and more robust than the current stores Nintendo has implemented...
Updated: Nintendo, Sony and EA quietly drop SOPA support
[Update: EA says this story is incorrect, as it never specifically voiced its support for the Senate version of SOPA, and so hasn’t withdrawn...
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...
PlayStation Vita sales see 78% drop during Christmas week
Sales of the PlayStation Vita portable gaming device in Japan have dropped sharply in its second week on the market, according to sales data...
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...
The DeanBeat: Game industry predictions for 2012
We all know how worthless predictions can be, but they’re kind of irresistible. They’re easy to make, particularly if nobody pays attention to whether...
VBWeekly: Top 10 games of 2011
[vimeo 33998301 w=550] Last week, VentureBeat announced its Game of the Year choices. Now you can see the video of VentureBeat’s top game writers,...