Categories Posted inin Business Sonic, soccer, and Total War help boost Sega’s earnings Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 9, 2014 2 min With sales slipping in its gambling division, Sega sees a strong return from the digital sales of its consumer games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo apologizes for not including same-sex couples in life sim — but it won’t change the game Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 9, 2014 2 min Nintendo says it will work on adding more inclusiveness to its future games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Kabam’s mobile games win loyal players who aren’t so easy to please (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 19 min While others are banking on super blockbuster hits, Kabam is betting on a portfolio strategy to win in mobile and social. Continue Reading 19 min
Categories Posted inin Business CEO David Helgason on why Unity has expanded into mobile game-dev services (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 16 min Unity was at the right place and time when mobile games took off. Now it is expanding into services and game asset sales because it doesn't like to see game developers die. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Consumer thirst for PS4, Xbox One games helps Tomb Raider and Square Enix Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 9, 2014 2 min The company is revising its earnings forecast thanks to strong game sales. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: New Pokémon, more Nintendo woes, and gaming-themed Twitter headers Posted byby Mike Minotti May 9, 2014 3 min Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo turns to toys and China — but these won’t fix what’s wrong Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 9, 2014 8 min Nintendo is working on a Skylanders-style Mario game as well as hardware with "new thinking" for emerging markets. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The ’90s (part 2) Posted byby GamesBeat May 9, 2014 1 min Relive the ‘90s with header images of games like Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Samurai Shodown, and Final Fantasy VIII for your Twitter profile. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: If you blinked, you don’t know how big the mobile gaming industry has become Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 7 min The state of mobile gaming based on the speakers at Mobile Gaming USA. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business One of this year’s biggest game launches? Machine Zone’s Game of War: Fire Age arrives on Android Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 3 min You may not realize it. But Game of War has become a huge mobile game. Continue Reading 3 min