Categories Posted inin Business GaymerCon is about uniting gay gamers, not separation Posted byby GamesBeat August 6, 2012 2 min Gaymercon Director Matt Conn doesn't want to separate gamers by sexual orientation, despite what critics say. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture Why I uninstalled Minecraft Posted byby GamesBeat August 6, 2012 2 min It had been several months since I had decided I wanted to play Minecraft. At first, I dismissed it as a fad and a simple game, without any direction. In short, I found it disinteresting. But, several Youtube videos later, I was hooked. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development Game designer crosses over from making Halo games to Zynga’s social games — he’s never going back (interview) Posted byby GamesBeat August 6, 2012 17 min Jim Veevaert has crossed over from making games like Halo 3 to Zynga's social games like Ruby Blast. He says he's never going back. Continue Reading 17 min
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture 10 things we can expect to find on Mars Posted byby GamesBeat August 5, 2012 1 min If we Earthlings have learned anything from movies, video games, and comic books, we may not want to find anything.... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business A kid’s-eye view of the Little Big Planet Karting beta Posted byby GamesBeat August 5, 2012 3 min Spinning, zooming, creating, zapping and slapping: all in a day's beta with Little Big Planet Karting. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Annoy your friends and impress no one: Cheats for casual games Posted byby GamesBeat August 5, 2012 5 min Here are seven (lame) ways that people cut corners in the most low-pressure games in existence. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Puzzler: Guess the games from these intro-cinematic stills Posted byby GamesBeat August 4, 2012 1 min How many games can you identify by looking at single screenshots from their opening cinematics? Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Phosphor and Zynga throw up the Horn with upcoming action mobile game (trailer) Posted byby GamesBeat August 4, 2012 1 min The new trailer for Horn, Phosphor and Zynga's upcoming mobile action game. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: MMO troubles, virtual reality, gaming, and slow Vita sales Posted byby GamesBeat August 3, 2012 2 min Missed the latest news on GamesBeat? Here's a list of the stories we ran over the past week. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Is the Wii U really a next-gen game console? Posted byby GamesBeat August 3, 2012 3 min The industry has commonly referred to Nintendo's upcoming Wii U as the first of the next-generation consoles; however, this moniker is up for much... Continue Reading 3 min