Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Valve acquisition rumors, ‘Threeview,’ and Black Ops II Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2012 3 min This week, a Valve engineer built a hybrid rocket engine under the backdrop of acquisition rumors, Activision revealed a ton of Call of Duty:... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The 5 most-downloaded PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection titles, and other PSN data Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2012 1 min Sony shared some positive details regarding its PlayStation Network and PlayStation Plus services. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony exec: PlayStation Plus took off once we realized ‘gamers want games’ (interview) Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2012 3 min Sony's executive in charge of digital talked with GamesBeat about PlayStation Network and the PlayStation Plus services. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: After raising $8.6M on Kickstarter, Ouya keeps the ball rolling Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 28, 2012 3 min Former IGN chief Roy Bahat is becoming chairman of Ouya, which continues to attract indie game developers to its Android-based open game console. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Kingdoms of Amalur developer’s assets to be sold off at auction Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2012 1 min Microsoft is determined to reclaim its Xbox 360 development kits from the shuttered studio. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Minecraft creator refuses Windows 8 certification, tells Microsoft to ‘stop trying to ruin the PC’ Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2012 2 min In spite of the fact that Minecraft has more than 42 million registered gamers and at least 7.5 million paying customers, don't expect it to hit the Windows Store any time soon. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo to unleash fresh New Super Mario Bros. 2 levels Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2012 1 min Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced new levels for the popular 3DS title in Japan. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Calculator figures out real-world value of Mario coins Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2012 1 min If Movoto's calculations are correct, Mario may not be in it to save the princess. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst — World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria performance ‘disappointing’ [updated] Posted byby GamesBeat September 27, 2012 2 min Sales of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria have dropped 60 percent compared to the previous expansion, Cataclysm. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The top 10 games of ‘Pitch us in one Tweet’ (#7: NEO Scavenger) Posted byby Mike Minotti September 27, 2012 2 min We asked indie developers to pitch us a game in one Tweet. Here's submission #7. Continue Reading 2 min