Categories Posted inin Business Destiny's beta isn't 1080p on Xbox One — but Bungie promises it'll get there in time for launch Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min Bungie says it is working to make improvements before unleashing the game Sept. 9. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business A real-world criminal dictator is suing Activision for portraying him as a criminal dictator in Call of Duty Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min Noriega is seeking damages because he claims Activision made more money selling Call of Duty: Black Ops II thanks to featuring his likeness. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business iOS still dominates Google Play for making money as China and Japan turn up the spending Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min Google Play is actually outpacing iOS in terms of downloads, but people open up their wallets more for Apple. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business 5th Planet Games pulls in $3 million in its first funding round Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min The developer will use the money to pay for an acceleration of its mobile-game production. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Saints Row developer threatened to leave Champaign — until the city gave it $200K Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 3 min Volition is one of the biggest employers in downtown Champaign. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon, Wargaming, and Zynga's Don Mattrick team up with London Venture Partners for new gaming fund Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 2 min The seed fund will focus on game startups in Europe following LVP's success with Supercell, NaturalMotion, and others. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One and Kinect are breaking up, but Microsoft is letting PC devs at the new 3D camera's SDK Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 2 min Microsoft will let developers release commercial Kinect for Windows software using the official SDK with no fees, which could encourage development. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business PS4: a 'lesser' platform for Star Citizen developer, won't 'dumb down' PC version for it Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 2 min Star Citizen may go to console, but the developer promises that won't drag down the PC version. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Digital distribution isn't killing GameStop — it's only making it stronger Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 14, 2014 4 min GameStop is the king of physical game sales, but it's forming an allegiance with digital to maintain its throne. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA's new chief technology officer might have the know-how to prevent another SimCity-like fiasco Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 14, 2014 2 min Ken Moss comes from eBay and Microsoft, and he will help EA prepare for a future that relies more on live services. Continue Reading 2 min