Categories Posted inin Business Why Lorne Lanning went from triple-A games to indie — and loudly loves it (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 14 min In the old days, Lanning's company made $7 on a $60 console game. Now he makes $7 on a $10 digital game. And he controls his destiny. Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Business 55% of Sword & Sworcery's revenue came from iOS, less than 10% from Android Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 26, 2013 1 min The adventure title sold 1.5 million units. More than a third on iOS. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Is the GamesBeat community ready to forgive the Xbox One? Posted byby Mike Minotti July 26, 2013 2 min We asked our community on Twitter how it feels about the Xbox One after some positive policy changes. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business As subscribers sink, Blizzard searches for ways to make World of Warcraft grow Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 3 min Tom Chilton and J. Allen Brack are among those who have to keep World of Warcraft growing. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Shadowrun Returns needs to curtail its nostalgia (review) Posted byby GamesBeat July 26, 2013 7 min Shadowrun Returns blends pen-and-paper role-playing mechanics into a dark, cyberpunk fantasy. It's the first RPG installment in the series since the Super Nintendo, and the series' age is showing. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Skyrim publisher reveals what it's like to work with a Khajiit (video) Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 26, 2013 1 min Bethesda Softworks lampoons ESPN and one if its own characters in a viral video. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Odin's beard! Gameloft reveals gameplay for new Thor title Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 26, 2013 1 min Gameloft will release Thor: The Dark World for iOS and Android this fall. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: At Siggraph, dipping into gaming's frontiers — like a bathtub liquid display Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 4 min The visual delights of Siggraph's Emerging Technologies exhibit may someday reach gamers. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Activision Blizzard preannounces earnings that beat Wall Street estimates Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 2 min World of Warcraft continues to lose subscribers. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Activision buys back shares from Vivendi in a deal worth $8.17 billion Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 26, 2013 2 min Activision purchases its freedom from Vivendi for a handsome fee. Continue Reading 2 min