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Former BioWare/Pandemic boss raises $15M for mobile-web gaming studio

December 1, 2011 12:21 PM Nate Ahearn
Nate Ahearn

Rumble Entertainment, a new mobile and browser-based game developer and publisher, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a first round of funding led by Google Ventures and Khosla Ventures.

The large amount of funding shows that the …

The top 10 family games of 2011: Kinect Disneyland, Sesame Street, and more

November 29, 2011 8:00 AM Nate Ahearn
Nate Ahearn

They may not be the most glamorous ticket in town during the holiday buying season, but family games are one of a very small number of video game genres where the adults can have as much fun as the kids. …

Review: Despite its age, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a breath of fresh air

November 15, 2011 6:00 AM Nate Ahearn
Nate Ahearn

In many ways the first-person shooters of today owe a lot to the original Halo, which launched back in 2001 alongside the original Xbox on November 15. It stomped its way onto the scene and proclaimed the genre could indeed …