Categories Posted inin Business Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5’s day-one patch is bigger than the game Posted byby GamesBeat September 29, 2015 1 min Gamers are used to downloading updates and patches to improve their playing experience. But it’s rare to find an update bigger than the game... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Logitech cranks out a 25% faster mechanical keyboard for gamers Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 29, 2015 2 min Logitech is announcing today its Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum TKL, a mechanical keyboard that has no “ten key” section on the side. Designed by the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft cuts out the microtransactions from Project Spark game-creation engine Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 29, 2015 2 min Microsoft said tonight that it will transition Project Spark from a free-to-play microtransaction game to a “free and open creation engine.” Starting on October 5,... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Data reveals iOS 9 adoption is slightly higher among people who spend money on games Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 29, 2015 1 min Don’t worry, game developers. Many of the people who spend money on your apps are updating to iOS 9. Apple released iOS 9 earlier this... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Twitch’s first convention had more than 20K attendees and 1.9M viewers Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2015 1 min It was a big weekend for the top game-broadcasting website, and now it’s time for Twitch to beat its chest a bit. The livestreaming site... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business iPhone 6s after 3 days: Processor speed, display, 4K video, and Live Photo Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2015 4 min I’ve been using the iPhone 6s for three days now, and I’ve still not found the feature or cumulative performance improvement it would take... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst Michael Pachter predicts a slow death for consoles, but he’s bullish on games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 28, 2015 3 min Michael Pachter predicts that the consoles will die, but it will be a very slow death over the coming years. Speaking at the Cloud... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mega Man 3, one of the greatest games ever, is 25 years old today Posted byby Mike Minotti September 28, 2015 3 min Everyone noticed when Super Mario Bros. turned 30 last week. Well, today’s gaming birthday is even more important to me. Mega Man 3, which... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business An era closes at Zynga as FarmVille co-creator Mark Skaggs resigns Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 28, 2015 2 min Mark Skaggs, a seasoned game designer that created hits such as FarmVille and Empires & Allies, has decided to leave Zynga after nearly seven... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rare shows off cancelled Conker game Posted byby Mike Minotti September 28, 2015 1 min We’re getting another look at a gaming “what might have been.” Rare released a video today via Twitter that talked about and showed off... Continue Reading 1 min