Game Horizon’s Q&A with Will Wright on the future of games
The creator of SimCity and The Sims talks about the state of the game industry and the art of game design.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: WoW loses 1.3M subscribers, Amazon brings paid apps to China, Q1 earnings, and more
This week, Activision reveals strong first quarter earnings while Blizzard loses 1.3 million World of Warcraft subscribers, EA lays off 1,000 but expects to...
Sims creator Will Wright: Next consoles can become ‘connective tissue’ between games & entertainment
Wright says he loves playing World of Tanks, which is like a "first person shooter for old people."
SimCity moves 1.6 million copies despite troubled launch
SimCity sold well despite loud criticisms from gamers.
Dead Island: Riptide releases today at $32 after discount
Dead Island fan? Riptide brings you to a new island with more co-op zombie smashing.
SimCity Mac due in June; EA restores ‘Cheetah’ speed
Electronic Arts and developer Maxis finally have SimCity running as intended.
EA exec Peter Moore responds to Worst Company in America tournament
Peter Moore is on damage control because EA is a favorite to win Consumerist's Worst Company in America poll.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney shutters LucasArts, Zynga tries to reinvigorate OMGPOP, and more
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.
Required listening: SimCity, Tomb Raider, and BioShock Infinite composer Garry Schyman
This month, Required Listening speaks with veteran composer Garry Schyman about his work on BioShock Infinite and how he used simple string ensembles to bring the floating city Columbia to life.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: EA CEO out, SimCity could have been offline, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm review
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.