Nvidia’s bold plan to conquer new graphics territory: licensing its chips

Seemingly out of nowhere, graphics chip maker Nvidia has announced one of the biggest changes to its business in some time.

The state of Mario: How Nintendo attempts to make its beloved mascot relevant in 2013

GamesBeat spoke with Koichi Hayashida and Yoshiaki Koizumi at E3 to find out how Nintendo keeps its legendary mascot feel fresh and exciting from one Mario game to the next.

EA Sports Ignite is the multisport star of game engines

EA Sports’ new Ignite engine aims to provide a versatile foundation for blockbuster franchises like FIFA soccer and Madden football.

Disney’s Where’s My Mickey? combines physics puzzles with new cartoons

Disney returns with yet another spin-off of its Where's My ... ? physics puzzlers, but this time it features one of its own -- Mickey Mouse.

Why can King, but not other companies, afford to remove in-game ads?

King recently decided to abandon in-game advertising. Why? Let's look at the situation and how different types of developers approach the issue.

May 2013 NPD: 3DS sells well on strength of Donkey Kong and Luigi

The industry's growing pains continue in May, but it was a good month for Nintendo's handheld.

Final Fantasy Online director defends monthly subscriptions in the golden age of free-to-play (exclusive)

Are MMOS with monthly subscriptions still a viable option for developers?

Nintendo producer imagines what Metroid and Tingle could look like on Wii U

Kensuke Tanabe, the producer on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, tells us his about his ideas for a new Metroid game as well as his burning desire to make a game about Tingle, one of the most-hated characters in Nintendo's roster.

The Final Fantasy XIV director talks business, gameplay, and doing away with the Final Fantasy logo (interview)

After all, it's not every day a major game company -- especially a Japanese one -- publicly apologizes for releasing a subpar product. But it's even less common for that company to then spend millions more rebuilding that years-old title for a second shot at success.