How Ubisoft quietly made Far Cry an annual franchise, and why no one's mad
With "annual franchise" becoming more and more of a dirty phrase, Ubisoft masterly found a way to capitalize on Far Cry's popularity while avoiding the ugly term.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Far Cry 4, Halo 5, and Kinect gets kicked
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We've already played 10 million games of MLB 14: The Show on PlayStation 4
MLB 14: The Show celebrates its record first week on the PlayStation 4 by sharing some fun stats.
Puzzle and Dragons makes more per player than the next 9 mobile games combined
Overall digital game sales went down 7 percent in April.
How Nintendo can fix the Wii U right now
The Wii U problem needs some immediate solutions. Here are three.
People would give up sex for mobile games
Also, 17 percent of mobile gamers freely admit to playing while driving.
34M hardcore gamers play an average of 22 hours a week — but Nintendo isn't 'core' enough to count
The casual market is nice and all, but core gamers still demand a ton of content.
The 7 most controversial and overpowered cards in Hearthstone
GamesBeat's Jason Wilson and Mike Minotti pick the most nerf-worthy cards in Hearthstone.
EA to soon end online support for Battlefield 1942, Crysis 2, and 48 other games
The end of GameSpy means the end of online support for a lot of EA games.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: New Pokémon, more Nintendo woes, and gaming-themed Twitter headers
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