Rovio doubles its revenue in 2012 on strong game and consumer-product sales

Angry Birds developer Rovio reports a strong financial 2012 with consumer products bringing in nearly 45 percent of total revenue.

Threeview: Bad Piggies reviewed by a critic, an analyst, and an academic

Three different reviews, three totally different perspectives on the follow-up to casual gaming king Angry Birds.

Gaming art for your Twitter header (Part 5: Mobile)

Make your Twitter profile shine with video game-themed headers of mobile titles like Bad Piggies, Temple Run, and Infinity Blade II.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Cliff Bleszinski, Skylanders Giants, and alleged racism at Kixeye

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.

Bad Piggies is a painfully challenging departure from Angry Birds (review)

Bad Piggies is far more difficult than Angry Birds ... but is it too hard for the casual gamer?

Angry Birds developer’s Bad Piggies looks a lot like Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

The Angry Birds spin off may look like that popular smartphone game, but it has a lot in common with a platformer for the Xbox 360.

GamesBeat Review Vault

Below you’ll find a listing of every GamesBeat game review to date. They are listed in reverse chronological order with the latest review appearing at the top. Note that the dates listed are for when the review was posted, not …