Ubisoft shows off Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots at VGA show
Ubisoft unveiled a scene from its upcoming Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots show today during the Spike TV Video Game Awards show. The new...
Despite heavy Witcher 2 piracy, CD Projekt still rejects DRM
PC fantasy RPG The Witcher 2 has been a massive success for the developers at Poland’s CD Projekt, with over one million sales since the...
The top 10 family games of 2011: Kinect Disneyland, Sesame Street, and more
They may not be the most glamorous ticket in town during the holiday buying season, but family games are one of a very small...
Kinect’s first year Japanese sales are disappointingly low
Despite being the fastest selling consumer electronic device of all time , Microsoft’s Kinect gaming device has struggled to make an impact on the Japanese...
Square Enix to open new Montreal studio, set to work on unannounced Hitman title
Square Enix has today announced plans for expansion in Montreal, Canada. New jobs will be created at Eidos Montreal, alongside the opening of a...
Review: Rayman Origins deserves your attention in this crowded month
Rayman Origins is a contender for the title of the best 2D platforming game of this generation, and that’s no small feat. Everything leading...
Review: Ezio’s not the only thing getting old in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is the fourth title in Ubisoft’s award-winning, multi-platinum franchise. Developed by multiple internal studios around the globe and spanning more than...
Preview: Assassin’s Creed Revelations takes plenty of creative risks (video)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations takes a lot of creative risks, considering it is the fourth installment in a video game series that has sold more...
Our picks for the best video games of the fall season
NOTE: Each week, I’m writing a column on videogames called The DeanBeat that’s available to newsletter subscribers a day before it appears on the...
Why music video games aren’t dead
Music video games such as Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero and Electronic Arts/MTV/Harmonix’s Rock Band were among gaming’s fastest-growing sectors a few years ago, soaring...