Upcoming PC game Hawken joins the ranks of mech series Robotech and Gundam with a web program.
We examined many investment issues at GamesBeat 2012. This week's DeanBeat distills them to the 10 most important.
While EA Sports has continued its quantity-over-quality approach with NCAA Football 13, the title still provides a solid college football experience.
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Developer Valve opened the floodgates of ridiculous savings on the Steam Summer Sale today. Over the next week and a half, PC gamers will throw their wallets at their computers and stock up on games they've wanted to play, games they're …
Friends, I'm afraid modern video-game design philosophy has painted itself into a corner where it's now virtually impossible for players to lose. So long as you adjust the difficulty down to your skill level and apply some persistence, you'll eventually …
Microsoft has released a full trailer for its promotional film Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. The company will stretch the movie across five Master Chief-filled episodes beginning on October 5.
The real digital frontier for video games looms as the industry shifts from physical media to online distribution. In the near future, the discs that hold your cherished games will be replaced by electronic libraries residing on the Internet.
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Three exclusive images from Blizzard's upcoming epic art book.
The Nintendo 3DS' latest puzzle game, Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure, is a little bit confusing. You play as Raphael, an art thief desperately searching for clues about his father's disappearance. He steals art but the player records sounds …
Sales of software and hardware continue to take a beating, down 29 percent, as the industry adjusts to how people consume and play games.
BioWare and EA announce Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, a reboot of one of the most classic and beloved role-playing franchises within the industry.
Despite the announcement of the bigger Nintendo 3DS XL, the original handheld just crossed over the 5 million units sold mark in the U.S.
Minecraft on Xbox 360 likely won't ever be as full-featured as the PC original, but the new 1.7.3 update scheduled for July 13 will add new items, better textures, and character selection.
The GamesBeat 2012 conference called on speakers from the hottest mobile, social, PC, and console companies to debate new ways to stay on pace with changing consumer tastes and platforms. Here is a collection of the stories out of this year's event.
Seamus Blackley, president of Innovative Leisure and co-creator of the Xbox, has assembled a "dream team" of old Atari game designers and assigned them to work with young programmers to develop new arcade-like games for Apple iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches.
Epic's upcoming zombie tower defense title utilizes the slick Unreal Engine 4 and is a PC exclusive.
Amazing Alex, a new physics-based puzzle game for Android and iOS devices, it out now.
Legendary game designer Will Wright is so cool that even his PowerPoints are fascinating.
Games have always rewarded players with virtual points and other rewards that become a source of pride and cred. But in an attention-based economy, some companies are willing to give real, physical rewards for gamers who hit the highest achievements …
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