Categories Posted inin Business 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... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business 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. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One’s reputation scoring system takes effect this month Posted byby GamesBeat March 26, 2014 2 min Xbox One knows if you've been naughty, and it knows if you've been nice. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Founder of Facebook’s new virtual-reality company: Sony’s Project Morpheus is ‘a good thing for VR’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 26, 2014 2 min Oculus founder Palmer Luckey thinks that most Morpheus games will end up on Rift. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Twitch, MLG.TV e-sports rival Azubu secures $34.5M in latest funding round Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 26, 2014 2 min Azubu will relaunch its site globally in April with the aid of this latest investment. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One killer app Titanfall’s new game modes will be free Posted byby GamesBeat March 26, 2014 1 min Titanfall's first expansion is in the works and will cost $10. It doesn't have any new modes, but these will be free when they are ready. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Atari and FlowPlay team up to offer social casino games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2014 2 min Fresh from a bankruptcy buyout, Atari's new boss wants to move the company in new directions. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The superfast rise of Oculus VR: How it went from startup to $2B acquisition in 21 months (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2014 8 min The founders of Oculus VR describe how their startup survived its charmed life and got acquired by Facebook for $2B. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga publisher’s share price quickly falls 11% in its market debut Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 26, 2014 2 min Investors are concerned about the publisher's over-reliance on one game and the publisher's slowing growth. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Oculus-Facebook deal could marry tech, social, and gaming once and for all Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2014 9 min John Carmack will be working for Facebook and other consequences of the Oculus deal. Continue Reading 9 min