Jeff Grubb, Author at GamesBeat

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Urban Airship partners with analytics service to cut down annoying in-game messaging

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 10, 2012
2 min

Urban Airship partners with GamesAnalytics to better target push notifications and in-game messaging. Apps will now be able to predict which users are likely to respond to prompts to spend money, and which users this will annoy.

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10 Internet comments about games that actually make us laugh

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 9, 2012
1 min

Most Internet comments are authored by mean 12-year-olds who hate minorities, women, and dogs. We've found a few comments that are actually kind of funny but are probably still written by those same little devils.

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Halo 4 dev: “Loadout system looks more like Gradius” than Call of Duty, no public beta

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July 7, 2012
2 min

During a question-and-answer panel discussion at the Rooster Teeth Expo, 343 Industries addressed fan concerns about the Call of Duty-ification of Halo 4. The developer pointed to another, much older arcade game as the true source of their inspiration.

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Paul pretends to be a bear. Marty asks if they can get back to work.

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Beatles legend Paul McCartney is working on music for former Halo dev Bungie

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July 7, 2012
1 min

Celebrated musician Paul McCartney is working with Bugie Studio to create original music.

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Sega announces Total War: Rome II

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July 2, 2012
1 min

Developer The Creative Assembly will produce the sequel to the critically acclaimed strategy game Rome: Total War.

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Only a mad man could love Spelunky (review)

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 2, 2012
3 min

The newest Xbox Live Arcade release is a frustratingly difficult platformer, and yet it'll keep some players coming back for more. It's a game only mad men and those who hate themselves could love.

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Disney and others bring disruption to movie-licensed games

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 2, 2012
4 min

Movie-licensed games are experiencing an extinction by evolution. Mobile apps and quality releases based on specific characters are displacing these often mediocre titles.

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Shot of the player-created protagonist in Monster Hunter 4 for the 3DS

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Capcom unveils Japanese release window and new trailer for Monster Hunter 4

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June 30, 2012
1 min

At a recent event, Capcom unveiled gameplay footage of Monster Hunter 4 for the 3DS. The publisher also announced the game will hit Japanese store shelves in spring 2013.

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New multiplayer map info for Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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June 30, 2012
1 min

Activision assures that everyone who pre-orders Call of Duty: Black Ops II will receive a redeemable code for the new version of the popular Black Ops map Nuketown.

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Skyrim’s Dawnguard expansion drops for Xbox 360 tomorrow, June 26

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 25, 2012
1 min

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansion Dawnguard will be available on Xbox 360 beginning June 26, but the PC and PlayStation 3 versions are still unaccounted for.

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