Categories Posted inin Business Developers feel burned by Gree pulling OpenFeint’s plug in December Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 17, 2012 2 min Gree purchased OpenFeint in April 2011. Now, it's cutting off the servers and potentially breaking several games in the process. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst: GameStop store closures could hurt industry sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 16, 2012 3 min GameStop, one of the world's biggest game retailers, will cut its global footprint by about 1 percent. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tiny Speck to scuttle offbeat MMO Glitch on Dec. 9 Posted byby GamesBeat November 16, 2012 2 min Startup Tiny Speck – helmed by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield – announced that it will be shutting down its quirky browser-based, massively-multiplayer game, Glitch, at the end of the year. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hulu launches a video hub dedicated to gaming Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 16, 2012 1 min Watch trailers, reviews, and more on the video-streaming website. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Gaming’s juggernaut: Call of Duty: Black Ops II rakes in half a billion in first-day sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 16, 2012 2 min Gaming's biggest franchise has a huge first 24 hours at retail. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10 Posted byby GamesBeat November 16, 2012 3 min This week, GamesBeat prepares for the Wii U launch Sunday with all the guides and reviews you’ll ever need, Call of Duty: Black Ops... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The right strategies for the social casino gaming bubble Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 16, 2012 5 min Even inside a bubble, you can operate with a rational business strategy by outwitting the other companies. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Donuts and penguins are weapons of war When Vikings Attack (review) Posted byby GamesBeat November 16, 2012 4 min Grab your giant donut or ice cream truck and get ready to stand up and throw it for your country. Vikings are attacking, see,... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony’s PlayStation 3 hits 70M sold, good enough for third place Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 16, 2012 1 min The sales numbers are impressive, but Sony is still in third place. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Second Quest raises $70K to reimagine Zelda and games through art Posted byby GamesBeat November 16, 2012 3 min The Zelda-inspired graphic novella Second Quest completes its funding on Kickstarter. Continue Reading 3 min