Giancarlo Valdes, Author at GamesBeat

Politically inspired Angry Birds clone banned from the App Store

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 29, 2012
1 min

Developer Mobvie.com received "the Apple death blow rejection email that no indie developer wants to see" for Angry Elections 2012, a political satire inspired by the Angry Birds franchise.

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Timeline: A chronology of the life of OnLive

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 28, 2012
5 min

GamesBeat traces the history of OnLive, from founder Steve Perlman first filing his cloud-gaming patent in 2002, to its recent wave of financial troubles and restructuring.

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5 min

From Japanese history to Thief: The inspiration behind Mark of the Ninja

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 27, 2012
4 min

Klei Entertainment game designer Nels Anderson offers some insight into the development process for Mark of the Ninja.

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Resident Evil 6 brings back the zombies, but not in a way that you’d expect (hands-on preview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 27, 2012
3 min

GamesBeat takes a look at just what kind of monstrosities you'll be fighting against in the latest installment of Capcom's survival-turned-action-horror franchise.

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Mark of the Ninja: 5 new revolutionary stealth mechanics, and what it kept the same

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 24, 2012
5 min

Here's what makes Mark of the Ninja unique to the stealth genre.

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Gameloft’s Wild Blood is a brutal, Unreal-powered take on Arthurian legend (preview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 22, 2012
2 min

Boasting impressive visuals and God of War-like combat, Gameloft clearly wanted its first game using the Unreal Engine to epic.

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Harold aspires to be the first game with the ‘quality’ of a Disney movie (preview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 21, 2012
3 min

With a team of veteran Disney animators behind it, Harold is shaping up to be an early contender for the best looking game of 2013.

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3 min

MechWarrior Online publisher talks about the resurrection of the brand and the future of free-to-play (interview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 20, 2012
13 min

GamesBeat interviews Kelly Zmak, the president of Infinite Game Publishing, on what it took to bring back the MechWarrior franchise in a free-to-play environment.

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NBA Baller Beats reveals insecurities you never knew you had (hands-on preview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 20, 2012
3 min

Read about one writer's painfully awkward journey to become the ultimate baller in NBA Baller Beats.

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District 187: Sin Streets enlists you to fight in a constantly evolving gang war (preview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 17, 2012
3 min

CJ Games's multiplayer shooter plans to keep its online experience fresh with dynamic tournaments and a progressive story campaign.

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3 min