15 percent of Facebook users download from the App Center

Facebook announced today that over 150 million people are using its App Center. The social network also grabbed 30 million more gamers in the last year, bringing its gaming community to 235 million.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes joins the ever-growing legion of free-to-play MMOs

Another day, another MMO is now free-to-play. This time it's SOE's Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.

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.

In Darksiders II, Death overstays his welcome, but he can still wield a scythe with style (review)

Darksiders II offers up melodrama, beautiful environments, and subtle touches that make it worth your gaming time and dollar.

Papo & Yo creates a toybox of a city with a fractured foundation (review)

Minority Media's debut game, Papo & Yo, is an exotic trip into an imaginative but fundamentally unsteady world.

Battle Bears creator SkyVu raises venture round for brand expansion (exclusive)

The mobile gaming gold rush lives on: SkyVu raises a round from venture firm Lightbank and others.

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.

The Mobcast is back, via GamesBeat’s new BYOT podcast

You've been bugging us about bringing back the old Mobcast, so here it is, under the new name of BYOT (for Bring Your Own Topic)!

Because GamesBeat was able to find a sponsor for our podcast, we're able to revive …

The gloriously flawed Sleeping Dogs is an interactive Hong Kong action flick (review)

Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs is a solid, mission-to-mission, open-world action experience. You’ll hurt a lot of thugs, drive a lot of cars recklessly, and work for a lot of shady characters — all while kicking and capping through a you’ll-see-everything-coming-by-a-mile storyline.

Black Ops II multiplayer is all about change (hands-on preview)

GamesBeat goes hands-on with Call of Duty: Black Ops II's multiplayer, which allows for better customization of your killer machines and brings eSports to the franchise.

3 books that should become video games

The video game industry has tapped several mediums for inspiration including film, TV, and comic books. But we haven't seen much in the way of classical literature. Sure, we've seen Dante's Inferno and Warriors: Legends of Troy, but neither of …

NASA scientists drive Mars rover Curiosity as if playing a 3D game

NASA's scientists have taken advantage of 3D graphics and game-like simulations to figure out how to control the rover Curiosity on the rocky Martian landscape.

What’s better than the Olympics? 8-bit Olympics.

The Olympics are officially over, but you can cure your summer games withdrawal with this video. Who needs boring, regular Olympics when you can have 8-bit Olympics? I'll take the latter any day. Real people are so complicated and gross …

Nintendo announces 2012 handheld gaming lineup: Professor Layton, Paper Mario, and more

Nintendo's list of upcoming handheld games features the glorious return of Paper Mario, Professor Layton, and Imagine Babyz.

Legendary and controversial video game artist Paul Steed passes away

The 3D modeling expert worked on such monumental games as Wing Commander, Doom, and Quake.

Rock Band Blitz’s 25 song tracklist spans multiple genres

Whether you'd rather head bang to some Iron Maiden or gently sway along to Elton John, the tracklist for Rock Band Blitz has got you covered.

14-year-old programmer creates iPhone game to help predict the 2012 election

A teenager made an iPhone game that taps into America's divisive political climate and its love of mascots.