Kuato Studios plans to use artificial intelligence and gaming technology to teach children how to program a computer. As such, it is the latest startup to try to “gamify,” or use game mechanics to foster interest in non-game applications, education.…
On Jan. 12, 2012, Pretty Pet Salon mysteriously disappeared from the App Store and then returned again in a different form at the end of March. Why this happened is an interesting tale.
Here's the full agenda of more than 80 speakers at GamesBeat 2012
You could interview for a programming position by playing Diablo III with the company's CEO.
We interview Patrick Hudson, chief executive of Robot Entertainment, about the recent moves that they have made for their popular iOS strategy game, Hero Academy.
[Update: We've updated this story to be more precise. It is still confusing, but we've added the facts as we know them] Sony has dropped the option for the OnLive cloud gaming service in an upcoming media player in the …
Ray Bitar, Full Tilt Poker’s CEO, was arrested yesterday on new charges that the poker czar has been involved in a Ponzi scheme.
Bitar had been avoiding arrest by living in Ireland; he was taken into police custody Monday as …
Activision Blizzard has partnered with Chinese Internet portal Tencent to launch Call of Duty Online in China. The long-term partnership brings two of gaming’s juggernauts together.
Call of Duty is one of the world’s largest video game franchises, selling more …
Boston-based Fiksu will use the funds to expand its mobile app user acquisition platform.
Editor's Pick In the battle between Apple’s police and the developers who cheat to boost their rankings, some innocent startups are finding themselves banned from the marketplace.
If you follow video game news, you must be aware that we are on the brink of the Nintendo apocalypse (or Nintendocalypse, if you will). The bad showing at E3, the lack of excitement for the Wii U, the falling popularity of …
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The guys from GamerUnplugged.com walked into the lobby of developer Treyarch (the team responsible for Call of Duty: Black Op and Black Ops II) and found a big red button. As is our nature, one of the men from the …
I’m tired of the need for more “realism” in games. I don’t want to hear about how realistic Call of Duty is while you’re cowering behind cover watching the red Kool-Aid disappear from your screen. I don’t care if Battlefield …
I was sad when I realized that Valve wouldn't be producing any more hilarious Team Fortress 2 videos after Meet the Pyro, but I took some comfort when they released Source Filmmaker, a free movie-making tool that allows anyone to …
The Creatively Assembly's upcoming sequel to Rome: Total War places a greater emphasis on investing players with their units and soldiers.
In their attempts to reach a wider audience, survival-horror video game developers could be ruining what made their games great in the first place: the horror.
Ubisoft releases a new Assassin's Creed III trailer just in time for the American Independence Day.
I know of basically two ways to manage a game franchise: Either you try to cater to your fan base by giving them what you believe they want, or you try to go out of your "niche" and appeal to …
Ready for the race? Beta signups for LittleBigPlanet Karting go live, giving an early glimpse into the user-crafted tracks, weapons, and karts of the upcoming racer.
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