Technically disastrous Skyrim is Bethesda’s “most solid release” yet
Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard has finally broken his three-month-long silence regarding The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s notorious technical issues. “Statistically, it is not...
Valve’s digital distribution kingdom by the numbers (Steam-powered infographic)
VideoGameDesignSchools.org has crafted a slick infographic detailing Valve’s conquest of the digital distribution market. It should come as no surprise that Steam is doing...
Valve’s Gabe Newell offers update on Steam security breach
Back in November, we learned that Valve’s online game-distribution service, Steam, had suffered a security breach. A letter to Steam users from co-founder and...
Professional gamer explains why League of Legends has nothing to fear from DOTA
We sat down with professional gamer Carlos Rodriguez, aka Ocelote, to discuss the differences between the upcoming Dota 2, Blizzard DOTA, and League of Legends,...
Steam game service doubles sales, reaches 5M concurrent users
Valve disclosed its Steam digital game distribution service has increased sales by more than 100 percent for the seventh year in a row. Steam...
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...
Interview, photos and video reveal how an impressive Left 4 Dead fan film was made (exclusive)
Northern Five Entertainment and Airsoft GI recently released their joint Left 4 Dead short film to the world. Sporting Hollywood-level production values but produced...
You could own every Steam game – if you’re the Grand Prize winner of the holiday sale
That’s right, as if you needed another incentive to make a few purchases during Steam’s infamous holiday sale, you now have the chance to...
Left 4 Dead short film rivals Hollywood production values (video)
As the gaming culture matures, a handful of impressive fan films paying homage to popular titles have continued to emerge. First, the “Escape from...
The DeanBeat: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception tops our list of the 10 best games of 2011
This year, with our ramped up our GamesBeat review team, we’ve taken our Game of the Year choices much more seriously than we have...