Categories Posted inin Business Digital console games made $263M in January — and most of that was from PlayStation Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 25, 2015 2 min Sony's PlayStation consoles make up 63 percent of digital console spending. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Minecraft sells 500K copies in Japan on PlayStation platforms — including 200K on Vita Posted byby GamesBeat February 25, 2015 1 min Microsoft's blocky sandbox does well on PlayStation in Japan. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Blood Brothers 2 explores how to make a sequel to a game people refuse to stop playing Posted byby GamesBeat February 25, 2015 3 min How do you interested in a sequel to a still-popular game? Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business ToeJam & Earl’s creator turns to Kickstarter to make the sequel he’s always wanted (interview) Posted byby Mike Minotti February 25, 2015 12 min Greg Johnson talks to us about his plans for a new ToeJam & Earl. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google built a machine that’s better at games than you are Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 25, 2015 2 min Google's DeepMind Technologies has a robot that can play Breakout and a number of other games better than any human. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business A problem for Nintendo — 3DS software sales aren’t growing as the DS shrinks Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 25, 2015 2 min A report from App Annie and IDC research firms reveals that software unit sales dropped by 5 percent in Q4 of 2014 compared to Q4 of 2013. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Shark Punch raises $1.2M to fix game discovery with its Playfield community platform Posted byby GamesBeat February 25, 2015 3 min Playfield enters open beta today, and Shark Punch says it will fix the problem of game discovery for gamers and developers. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus unveils Mobile VR Jam with $1M in prizes Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 25, 2015 1 min Oculus hopes to jumpstart development of mobile VR experiences. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business From exec to indie: One family’s wild ride ends today with debut of dream game Posted byby GamesBeat February 25, 2015 8 min Kris and Jessica Szafranski learned following your dream means taking your family along for the trip. Kris' game, A Druid's Duel, launches today. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Death is forever in Nexon’s mobile roguelike dungeon-crawler Legacy Quest (exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat February 25, 2015 5 min New action RPG cites Dynasty Warriors as inspiration. Continue Reading 5 min