Raptr starts releasing its most-played games of the month: Black Ops II is tops for March

With 17M users, Raptr can figure out which games are being played the most.

Here’s the scorecard on our 2012 predictions for the game industry

Before you read our forecast for 2013, take a look at how we did on last year's predictions.

Contrary to popular belief, Call of Duty multiplayer engagement is still healthy (exclusive)

Engagement measures show that Black Ops II is doing better than multiplayer activity for Modern Warfare 3.

The DeanBeat: Raptr’s gamer data shows that building real communities pays off in profits (it’s the community, stupid)

Doing good by the community yields profits, so say the numbers from Raptr's social network for gamers.

GamesBeat 2012 roundup: The Crossover Era, Ouya, the iPad as this generation’s console

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.

The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era

Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Awesome! Raptr will give you targeted rewards just for playing games

Raptr, the gamer social network with 12 million hardcore users, is unveiling a novel rewards program today that gives targeted bonuses to gamers just for playing their favorite titles. Judging by sponsors such as Microsoft and Blizzard jumping on board …

Get ready to brag! Raptr turns on its reputation system for 12M hardcore gamers

Gamers of the world, get ready to brag! Raptr, the social network for hardcore gamers, is launching a new reputation system for its 12 million monthly active users.

The idea is to create a ranking system based on how much …

Raptr names Skyrim “most played” game of 2011

Game tracking and social network service Raptr has crunched data from over 10 million users to name Bethesda Softworks’ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as the “most played” game of 2011.

While Activision Blizzard’s Modern Warfare 3 actually showed 9 …

Modern Warfare 3 trounces Battlefield 3 in online play time

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is blasting away at Battlefield 3 in the number of hours played, according to an analysis and survey of 10 million gamers by the Raptr gamer social network.

Raptr reports that play data collected …

Raptr unveils new data about Zynga’s social gamers

All eyes are on Zynga now as the social gaming company prepares to go public in an initial public offering. The social game maker has revealed some data about itself in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. But Raptr, …

Raptr’s gamer social network surpasses a million daily active users

Raptr, the social network for gamers, has reached more than a million daily active users and more than 10 million registered users to date, the company said. That shows the site is seeing continous healthy growth as it tries to …