Mike Minotti, Author at GamesBeat

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(Updated with new pictures) Student reveals the origins of his real-life Portal turret

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 12, 2012
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Penn State University student Kevin Swanson talks to GamesBeat about his real-life Portal turret and reveals the role his Portal-obsessed professor had in its origin. Updated with pictures of the machine's development.

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Vita sales struggle in a new, tablet-ruled world

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 11, 2012
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Sony has sold 1.8 million Vitas, its newest handheld system that launched last February in North America and last December in Japan, worldwide during the 2011 fiscal year, which ended on March 31. Meanwhile, Apple sold almost 12 million iPads in early 2012.

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Game News Roundup: Sony loses billions and Microsoft ponders Kinect-controlled internet browsing

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 11, 2012
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Sony's PlayStation division loses $2.8 billion over the full year, and Microsoft is working on Kinect-controlled internet browsing for the Xbox 360.

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Disney Interactive loses less thanks to social games, but still loses

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 9, 2012
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The Walt Disney Company revealed that its Interactive Media division revenues increased 13% from the previous quarter. However, the group still recorded a loss of $70 million in the second fiscal quarter, an improvement over the $115 million loss they posted in the first quarter.

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EA confirms new Dead Space for 2013 fiscal year

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 8, 2012
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Dead Space fans can look forward to more limb-cutting and space-themed scares. EA has confirmed that the will release a new title in the popular survival horror series during the 2013 fiscal year, which ends March 2013.

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Saints Row: The Third – Enter The Dominatrix adds “freaking super powers”

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 3, 2012
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THQ announced Saints Row: The Third – Enter The Dominatrix, a standalone expansion for their over-the-top, dildo-sword-swinging open-world game. Enter the Dominatrix adds super...

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Being really good at League of Legends could pay millions

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 1, 2012
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Riot Games announced the details for the Season 2 World Championships Region and World Finals for League of Legends, including a $3 million prize pool...

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Uncharted designer Richard Lemarchand leaves Naughty Dog after eight year run

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 30, 2012
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Richard Lemarchand is leaving famed developer Naughty Dog for a teaching job at the University of Southern California. Lemarchand worked at Naughty Dog for...

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League of Legends is finally getting a spectator mode

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 27, 2012
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Riot Games is adding a spectator mode to the popular free-to-play title League of Legends with its next patch. The new mode will allow players to move...

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Liberation Map

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How gaming’s biggest blockbusters affect monthly sales (infographic)

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 26, 2012
1 min

If you ever doubted the impact that blockbuster games have on monthly software sales, then this new infographic will convince you of the importance of AAA titles.

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