Retro graphics and relaxing puzzles help Fez rise above a troubled history (review)
Fez is one of those games where the backstory threatens to take up more space than the real story. So let’s get the backstory...
Next-gen console rumor roundup: Next Xbox may have 16-core CPU
The next-generation console rumors are heating up, and this week brought a lot of new detailed gossip on that front. Microsoft’s next-generation machine is...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
Major tech and gaming companies unite to purge sex offenders from online games
Major tech and game companies will join the fight to purge convicted sex offenders from online video games in Operation: Game Over, according to...
Kingdom Hearts boosts 3DS in Japan while PS Vita flags
Handhelds continue to dominate the video game sales charts in Japan, and one handheld in particular. Driven by the release of a new exclusive...
PlayStation one-ups Xbox with new Amazon Instant Video app
Online retail giant Amazon has launched a new streaming video app for Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console, the company announced today. As part of...
Can we panic now? — Core gaming has a problem
THQ layoffs, Sega cancellations, and Sony studio closures caused last week to be one of the worst in memory for the gaming industry. Compare that to mobile darling OMGPOP which was sold for $210 million based on the strength of one game. It seems like one side of the market is on its way down, while the other side has nothing but growth ahead of it, but that isn't necessarily the case.
After 17 years, Sony closes SOCOM studio Zipper Interactive — with a tweet
The studio that created the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALS video games has shut down after 17 years. In a tweet, Zipper Interactive, a Redmond,...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
Journey team loses one of its co-founders
Kellee Santiago, co-founder of Journey developer Thatgamecompany, has decided to leave the Santa Monica, Calif.-based game studio that she started with Jenova Chen, according...