Categories Posted inin Business Gold Rush: The race for crowdfunding dollars and the squeeze on smaller game developers Posted byby GamesBeat March 4, 2014 10 min With multiple million-dollar video game projects already funded, are we losing the spirit of Kickstarter? Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Project Spark developers share users’ steampunk, apocalyptic, and pixel-art creations Posted byby GamesBeat March 4, 2014 3 min The developers of Project Spark, a free toolkit for novice game makers, gave us their picks for the best user-generated content they've seen so far. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Free Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo coming to Xbox Live this weekend Posted byby GamesBeat March 3, 2014 1 min In a rare event for consoles, Activision is hosting a free multiplayer demo for its blockbuster first-person shooter. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business 5 Hit Points: Trying to stump Calculords’ Seanbaby with math problems and ’80s-based trivia Posted byby GamesBeat March 3, 2014 4 min Calculords combines collectible card gaming with basic arithmetic, something we haven't had to use in quite some time. Let's see how the game's creator deals with our special '80s-themed math problems. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Video games push crowdfunding site Kickstarter past the $1B mark Posted byby GamesBeat March 3, 2014 2 min Video games have accounted for nearly twenty two percent of the funds. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Game-rental service Gamefly now getting into movies to compete with Netflix Posted byby GamesBeat March 3, 2014 2 min Updated at 3:40 p.m. PST with a response from Gamefly CEO Dave Hodess. Video game rental service Gamefly has launched a new movie rental... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business 23-year-old designer creates a way to play the Nintendo 64 over HDMI (interview) Posted byby GamesBeat March 1, 2014 3 min Some of the best games ever made might look better soon thanks to this upcoming HDMI converter for the Nintendo 64. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Family Sharing lets up to 10 others play your Steam games — anywhere Posted byby GamesBeat February 28, 2014 1 min Steam Family Sharing enables account holders to share their game libraries with up to five relatives and guests on up to 10 devices. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Take my ax — and my broom: How creative weapons improve video games Posted byby GamesBeat February 28, 2014 5 min The developers behind Chroma, Dustforce, Volume, and Tomb Raider talk about how weapons can change the shape of games. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Last chance on free Battlefield 4 Grenade Kit and BF4 Premium 20% off deal Posted byby GamesBeat February 28, 2014 3 min Last chance to get the BF4 Grenade Shorcut Kit unlock for free. Useful if you've somehow neglected to spam your share of grenades in BF4. Continue Reading 3 min