LaunchPad toys is making educational games, not Angry Birds-like ‘digital pacifiers’

May 2, 2013 6:37 pm

I lose a little faith in the next generation every time I see a young kid, eyes glued to an… Continue reading ⟩

Noble Nutlings is a safe debut from three former Angry Birds developers (review)

January 10, 2013 2:00 pm

With furry critters and a three-star rating system, Noble Nutlings (available now for free in the iOS App Store) shares… Continue reading ⟩

Angry Birds Star Wars tests just how far those funny birds can fly (interview)

November 11, 2012 4:00 pm

Mobile-game juggernaut Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion times, and publisher Rovio isn’t done with it yet.… Continue reading ⟩

Blogger Kirkpatrick scores $1M in the bank for Little Bird, a startup about real influence

October 5, 2012 4:00 pm

If anyone knows about influence, it’s Marshall Kirkpatrick. As ReadWriteWeb’s onetime lead blogger, he rallied Internet armies around a variety… Continue reading ⟩

DEMO Gods: Birds, brains, and the best products of the season

October 4, 2012 1:02 am

Out of the 77 companies that demonstrated their products at this week’s DEMO conference, only five won the coveted DEMO… Continue reading ⟩

Today, birdwatching. Tomorrow, saving the entire planet!

October 3, 2012 11:15 pm

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The U.S. has an estimated 48 million birdwatchers, but 74 percent can’t identify more than 20… Continue reading ⟩

The ‘Barcade’: Why games like Angry Birds have paved the way for the arcade resurgence

August 31, 2012 9:09 pm

Our culture is obsessed with things returning from the dead. Why not the video arcade? About a month ago, Ars… Continue reading ⟩

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit

July 13, 2012 5:06 pm

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we… Continue reading ⟩

Larry laid to rest as new Twitter bird takes flight

June 6, 2012 5:25 pm

Larry Bird is dead. No, not the basketball legend of Celtics fame, but the other Bird. Twitter’s practically iconic Larry… Continue reading ⟩

Facebook’s Timeline and Angry Birds join up to eliminate all of your productivity

May 4, 2012 8:27 pm

Rovio released Angry Birds for Facebook on February 14, but now it’s done one better: You can play the game… Continue reading ⟩