Jeff Grubb, Author at GamesBeat

38 Studios Project Copernicus video first

Amidst political turmoil, 38 studios unveils first Project Copernicus video

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 19, 2012
2 min

Despite a public crisis in the state of Rhode Island, 38 Studios is still plugging away at its first MMO title based on the world from Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The developer has finally made its overdue payment, but its financial situation remains unclear.

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2 min

Fresh Beyond Good & Evil 2 screenshots

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 19, 2012
1 min

Ubisoft releases a handful of Beyond Good and Evil 2 images. Come see the run-down town that Jade will be adventuring in this time.

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1 min

Unofficial American cover art for Pokemon Black 2 and White 2

New Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 info

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 13, 2012
2 min

Scans from Japanese magazine CoroCoro (via Serebii.net) have revealed a handful of plot details about the upcoming pair of monster-catching games for the Nintendo DS.

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2 min

Former Xbox 360 exec’s $1B pain and advice to entrepreneurs

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 13, 2012
3 min

The former president of Microsoft's gaming and devices division spoke to a captive audience about how to create entrepreneurial projects within a larger company. During that talk, he touched on the Xbox 360's early troubles and how that affected him personally.

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3 min

Journey designer: PlayStation Network players “more likely to be interested in artistic games” than 360 or Wii

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 7, 2012
2 min

Journey lead designer Jenova Chen told GamesBeat why he prefers working with Sony. It has everything to do with the audience that he wishes to reach with his work.

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2 min

Califonia Extreme Pinball and Arcade Show

Didn’t get your PAX Prime tickets? Here are five alternative conventions

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 6, 2012
3 min

PAX Prime is sold out, huh? While that is very sad for a lot of us, we have some alternative conventions that may fill that social void in your schedule.

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3 min

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

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

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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4 min

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