Jeff Grubb, Author at GamesBeat

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Assassin’s Creed fans pummel author who claims Ubisoft stole from him

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 29, 2012
2 min

Internet justice is back. This time the angry mob is a group of gamers with their sights set on a sci-fi author who claims Assassin's Creed lifts ideas from his 2002 novel. He is looking for compensation. Inevitably, this led to retribution from fans of the series.

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2 min

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Nintendo ends its apathy toward online-services

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 29, 2012
3 min

For years, Nintendo has famously flaked out regarding its online support. After suffering its first annual loss, and under pressure from Apple, that disinterest may have finally given way.

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3 min

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The four lessons other developers can learn from the Valve employee handbook

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 24, 2012
4 min

Valve recently released its Handbook for New Employees which does a great job of explaining the culture at the incredibly successful development studio. We've taken the most valuable lessons from the guide and collected them here for all other game developers to learn from.

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Gamers: Get the most out of your Android device

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 23, 2012
8 min

We've looked long into the eyes of the Android, and we've come back with 10 must-have games, the best alternative app stores, and other tips for getting the most out of your mobile device.

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8 min

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How Fez’s first-day sales compare to Braid, Limbo, and other XBLA hits

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 15, 2012
2 min

In just 24 hours, Polytron Corporations' pixelated platformer has sold almost 20,000 copies. This places it among some of Xbox Live Arcade's quickest selling titles.

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Polytron acknowledges “pretty serious” bugs in Fez

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 14, 2012
2 min

Developer Polytron launched its Xbox Live Arcade game Fez on Friday to much critical acclaim. However, many players have taken to Twitter and message...

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Spec Ops: The Line is hiding something (preview)

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 11, 2012
3 min

Publisher 2K Games wasn't afraid to take up a huge portion of the PAX East show floor with its four big titles. Spec Ops: The Line is probably the lowest profile of those games, but it shouldn't be overlooked. With an intriguing narrative and satisfying shooting mechanics, The Line has a lot of potential.

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The 4 best finds at PAX East 2012

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 11, 2012
2 min

We played some video games at PAX East 2012. Here's a quick look at a few of the best from the entire show floor.

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PAX East 2012: Sega’s action-platformer Hell Yeah! attacks the eyes with a stunning look

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 8, 2012
2 min

Hell Yeah! is the visually stunning platformer from publisher Sega and developer Arkedo. It's one of the games you should know about coming out of PAX East 2012.

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PAX East 2012: New business model changes development of PopCap Games (UPDATED)

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 6, 2012
2 min

GamesBeat sat down with PopCap's director of social media at PAX East to talk about how monetization will affect the studio's future. It may deeply alter two of the developer's biggest titles.

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