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...
Retail video game sales plunge 23 percent in August
The summer has been something of a nightmare for the sales of video games in U.S. retail stores. In August, the trend continued as...
The top 11 trends of E3, from bubble shields to evil helicopters
Every year, we get a glimpse of the video game industry’s future at E3. The trade show drew more than 45,000 attendees to Los...
The best games of E3 2011
We saw lots of video games at the E3 trade show in Los Angeles last week. Some of them were pretty awesome. The trip...
A brief walk around the E3 show floor (video)
Every year after the E3 video game trade show, people ask me what it’s like to go. It’s hard to explain the madness of...
This year’s top surprises at E3
With the video game industry’s largest trade show over, it’s time to wrap up some of the highlights. We’ll start with the biggest surprises...