Categories Posted inin Business Warner Bros. promotes David Haddad to president of games business Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 21, 2015 1 min David Haddad, the executive who has presided over a string of hits at Warner Bros., has been promoted to president of the entertainment giant’s... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Watch the new Super Mario Bros. speedrun world record and despair, mortal Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 20, 2015 1 min You are probably pretty good at games. I’m sure you’ve finished a Call of Duty or Assassin’s Creed in your day. Well, it’s time to... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tales of Zestiria price sliced to $37 plus free DLC on PC Posted byby GamesBeat October 20, 2015 1 min Large 25% off coupon for the PC version of Tales of Zestiria (plus a free DLC) as release goes live worldwide. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business 10 Kingdom tips to help kings and queens found — and grow — their realm Posted byby Jason Wilson October 20, 2015 4 min Kingdom is not an easy game. It’s also a deliberately obtuse one — it gives you very little information, letting you learn by doing... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business R.I.P., Grim Patron: Blizzard pushes out Hearthstone’s Warsong Commander nerf Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 20, 2015 1 min It finally happened. One of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’s biggest nerfs ever just went live. Publisher Blizzard updated Hearthstone today to reduce the power of... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ubisoft joins the Open Gaming Alliance because it says ‘PC gamers are important’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 20, 2015 2 min Ubisoft doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to its PC releases, but the publisher made a move today that may help it improve... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Destiny’s story, one year later: The good, the bad, and the Dinklage Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes October 20, 2015 9 min Destiny’s newest expansion, The Taken King, is getting strong reviews. But we should remember how much of a disappointment the shooter was to some... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft partners with DJ Skee’s Dash Radio for an all-Halo music station Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 20, 2015 2 min Microsoft’s got a new Halo coming out soon, and it is celebrating that impending release by spinning some of the shooter franchise’s classic tunes.... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business How one Israeli investor overcomes fears and continues to invest in games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 20, 2015 3 min TEL AVIV, Israel — Investors are still afraid of investing in games because they don’t know how to pick hits. But one Israeli investor... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business For Brianna Wu, VR offers a chance to broaden gaming and escape Internet hate Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 20, 2015 10 min Brianna Wu, the head of development and cofounder of Giant Spacekat, said she has received more than 180 death threats in the past year... Continue Reading 10 min