James is a Los Angeles-based contributor who specializes in mobile computing and gaming. His work has been published by various outlets including IGN, Destructoid, Gizmodo, and Ars Technica. James can be reached through his Twitter handle @jamezrp.

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Calling all game developers: You need to play and learn from Antichamber (review)

Antichamber is one of the most exotically challenging and delightfully refreshing puzzle games ever developed. You don't want to miss it.

Fourth-generation iPad smashes PlayStation Vita in raw graphics power

The new iPad has overtaken the PlayStation Vita as the portable device with the most powerful graphics processor.

The new iPod Touch and Nano: Apple remains king of portable media players (review)

The iPod Touch is the best designed handheld device ever constructed, and the iPod Nano may have been perfected.

iPad mini compared: Is it the best 7-inch tablet?

Apple claims that the iPad mini is the best 7-inch tablet in the world. Are they right? We take a look at it versus the competition.

PlayStation 3 Super Slim isn’t worth the upgrade (review)

The new PlayStation Super Slim is here. But should you buy this ugly console?

Bad Piggies is a painfully challenging departure from Angry Birds (review)

Bad Piggies is far more difficult than Angry Birds ... but is it too hard for the casual gamer?

GamesBeat Giveaways: You could win a signed copy of The Art of Journey

Enter for your chance to win a copy of The Art of Journey signed by thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen and artist Matt Nava!

See The Art of Journey with the game’s artwork, score, and augmented reality

The Art of Journey will provide owners with tons of unseen art, the full musical score, and augmented reality from the acclaimed PSN title

New iPod Touch uses last year’s parts, will become obsolete a year sooner

Apple's iPod Touch is actually far less powerful than we thought.

8 major disappointments from Apple’s iPhone 5 Announcement

Happy about the new iPhone 5? You should be ... or maybe you shouldn't, because the announcements made today weren't everything that we'd hoped for. In fact, some are startlingly painful. Here are eight that almost make today feel like a bad day

The iPod’s A5X vs. the iPhone 5′s A6: Does it matter for games?

Apple's new A6 processor is hitting the iPhone 5, but the older A5X is going into the new iPod Touch. Which processor is better for gaming?

Everything you need to know about Planetary Annihilation, before it completes funding (Exclusive)

Here are 17 things you didn't know about one of the most exciting RTS titles coming soon, Planetary Annihilation.

The Oculus Rift might bring a virtual-reality renaissance to gaming

One upcoming technology aiming to change how we both play and see games is the Rift from Oculus. The Rift fully supports and integrates 3D in what the company claims is the most realistic 3D gaming experience to date.

At 40, Atari gives eight classics to everyone for free…with touch controls through a browser

Atari announced that for the 40th anniversary of the game company it would release eight classic titles, completely remade to support touch controls, for browsers.

Asus and Wikipad join Playstation Mobile, widening the reach of Sony games to more devices

Sony signs up new partners to expand PlayStation Mobile games to tablets that don't carry the Japanese media giant's name.

Sony introduces Cross Buy, offers free Vita cross-play titles for PS3 purchases

Want to play games on the Vita and PS3? Cross Buy allows you to buy a game just once in order to do so.

Capcom reveals ResidentEvil.net, a social network and accompanying smartphone app

Capcom is launching a web hub for Resident Evil 6 that will connect gamers and allow them to compete in special events.

Wikipad: The company (and tablet) that is bringing console gaming to Android part 2 (exclusive)

In part two of our interview with Wikipad's James Bower and Fraser Townley, we learn more about this new Android tablet/game console and how they view the market, Windows 8, and Ouya.