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GameStop’s stock price drops as strong Xbox One, PlayStation 4 sales don’t help it hit earnings expectations

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 27, 2014
2 min

The physical retailer also revealed its expectations for its fiscal 2014, which includes an anticipated EPS guidance between $3.40 and $3.70.

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Motorstorm creator starts Starship game studio in the UK

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 27, 2014
2 min

Martin Kenright's Starship will reveal its first games at the E3 trade show in June.

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Kongregate: Quietly making a lot of noise in mobile and on the Web (interview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 27, 2014
8 min

We chat with the gaming portal's new CEO to discuss Web vs. mobile, the mistakes the company has made, and what it's up to moving forward.

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Here’s how Pixar animated Monsters University (behind-the-scenes)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 27, 2014
6 min

With high-end graphics chips, Pixar can animate characters and scenes in real time.

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6 min

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MediaBrix says in-game mobile-reward ads get over 90 percent engagement rates

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 27, 2014
3 min

MediaBrix released its third semi-annual report on social and mobile gaming today, saying that its in-game reward ads are generating huge returns for free-to-play...

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3 min

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Disneynature Explore app encourages kids to play in the outdoors

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 27, 2014
1 min

A free app makes use of augmented reality to entertain kids.

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Winter is coming … to the iPad — Game of Thrones: Ascent now available for Apple’s tablets

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 26, 2014
2 min

You can now climb the ladder of power on your Apple tablet. Developer Disruptor Beam released Game of Thrones: Ascent for iPad today after months...

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How Candy Crush Saga gave its parent company the worst IPO of the year

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 26, 2014
2 min

The Candy Crush Saga maker had a rough first day trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company went public and introduced its stock at $22.50. At the closing bell, its shares were trading at $19, which is down more than 15.5 percent.