Categories Posted inin Business Game acquisitions set new record at $4B in 2012, but investments tumble 57 percent Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 15, 2013 3 min Game acquisitions set a new record in 2012, but investments in new companies are down. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Imprisoned Arma III devs free on bail Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 15, 2013 1 min The pair of Czech developers who were arrested in Greece for allegedly photographing a military installation may now return home. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business We should inspire game developers to create alternatives to violent entertainment Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 15, 2013 3 min The carrot of encouraging more creativity will work better than the stick of banning violent video games. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile-app advertising platform SponsorPay doubles revenue in 2012 Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 15, 2013 1 min Advertising on mobile platforms continues to grow, and SponsorPay is one of the companies at the forefront. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Kabam acquires Vancouver studio Exploding Barrel Games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 15, 2013 2 min Exploding Barrel Games worked on Margaritaville and is making free-to-play mobile and social games now. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business National Rifle Association releases free shooting game Posted byby GamesBeat January 15, 2013 1 min On the one-month anniversary of the school shooting, the NRA has released its own iPhone and iPad app, "NRA: Practice Range." The iTunes rating system suggests that it's appropriate for children as young as 4-years-old to play. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Move over, Guitar Hero: Cello Fortress is a ‘real’ music game Posted byby GamesBeat January 15, 2013 2 min The likes of Guitar Hero can't match the real musical power of a cello twin-stick shooter. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game-industry analyst makes 9 predictions about 2013 Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 15, 2013 5 min Baird Equity Research analyst Colin Sebastian looks into the future. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Dementium: The Ward developer working on 3DS first-person shooter Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2013 1 min Developer Renegade Kid is working on a new first-person shooter for the 3DS eShop. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Family photos from the unsanctioned World of Warcraft theme park in China (gallery) Posted byby GamesBeat January 14, 2013 2 min Pictures from Blatant Copyright Infringement Land (aka Joyland) in China. Continue Reading 2 min