John Riccitiello’s legacy: EA survives, but its hit points are dangerously low

It's easy to take shots at Riccitiello's record, but his successes and failures were complex.

The DeanBeat: The accelerated change of the game industry

Waves of change in the game business could either sweep you aside or take you to a new shore.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire

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

The DeanBeat: The BioWare doctors built games the nice way

The BioWare doctors knew that it wasn't about winning or losing the game. It was about how you behaved along the way.

New Mass Effect game and new IP confirmed in the wake of BioWare cofounders’ retirements

Two new games from the Mass Effect team are in the works at BioWare.

BioWare cofounders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announce retirement

The doctors are retiring from the developer that brought us Mass Effect.

Gamers at Work reveals the risks and emotional complications in entrepreneurship (interview)

Gamers at Work is a collection of interviews with some of the game industry's most iconic founders, developers, and entrepreneurs. It's also a handy guide for aspiring business people hoping to break into games.

Stung by fans, EA/BioWare will create new content to clarify ending of Mass Effect 3

Struck by fan backlash over Mass Effect 3′s controversial ending, Electronic Arts’ BioWare division said today it will provide free downloadable content with additional ending cinematics for the blockbuster video game.

BioWare is weathering a huge protest from fans who …

Gamers held the line: Mass Effect 3 ending is being addressed

Mass Effect 3 should have been a momentous moment for gaming, truly something to celebrate; not just for the countless gamers who have deeply invested in the universe and characters for five years now, but also for the many developers …

EA releases new stats on Star Wars: The Old Republic online game — 20B enemies slain

Electronic Arts issued new data about the launch of the six-week-old massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic.

As previously noted, EA said it has sold more than 2 million copies since Dec. 20 and has more than …

Star Wars: The Old Republic reaches 1M registered users in less than a week

Over one million people have registered to play Star Wars: The Old Republic less than one week into the game’s launch, making it the fastest-growing subscription MMO (massively multiplayer online) game in history, according to developer BioWare.

“We likely had …

EA executive touts opening day for Star Wars: The Old Republic

Electronic Arts has officially launched Star Wars: The Old Republic, one of the most expensive online games ever made, in a bid to grab a share of the lucrative massively multiplayer online games market that is dominated by Blizzard Entertainment’s …

Review: Should you buy Star Wars: The Old Republic?

Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft could soon be feeling a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of subscribers suddenly cried out and started heading for a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: The Old Republic is an impressive …

Empire Avenue raises $1M for social stock market

Empire Avenue has established itself as a stock market that measures the social influence of its members. The company’s social standing in the world moved up a notch today when it raised $1 million.

The Edmonton, Canada-based company has created …