Categories Posted inin Business The People’s Box: Ouya launches Kickstarter for sub-$100 console Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 10, 2012 4 min Ouya aims to create the game console that everybody wants but current vendors are afraid to make. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Indie game developers weigh in on Valve’s Steam Greenlight Posted byby GamesBeat July 10, 2012 2 min Some indie developers say Valve's new community-focused service is a great opportunity, but potential abuse of the system is a concern. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Scaleform expands to support game development on mobile iOS and Android devices Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes July 10, 2012 2 min Autodesk is expanding its toolset for video game development on mobile devices with Scaleform. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business OMG, exercise games aren’t a miraculous cure-all?! Posted byby GamesBeat July 10, 2012 3 min Over the past week, several major media outlets have reported on a recent study in which researchers took a close look at the way... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Portalarium raises $7M for Facebook and mobile role-playing games (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 10, 2012 3 min Portalarium, the social game startup headed by famous developer Richard Garriott, has raised $7 million in funding to complete development of its first title, Ultimate Collector. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Cloud gaming finally coming to South Korea (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 10, 2012 2 min Playcast and cable operator CJ Hellovision to take cloud gaming service to South Korea (exclusive). Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Green Man Gaming merges with gaming social network Playfire Posted byby GamesBeat July 9, 2012 1 min Online gaming retailer Green Man Gaming merges with Playfire, a social network for gamers offering similar services such as Xfire and Raptr. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business 17 reasons to go to GamesBeat 2012 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 9, 2012 5 min We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2012. But here’s a summary of why we think this is the... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Face the Fans lets you play against ‘celebrities’ online Posted byby Mike Minotti July 9, 2012 1 min If you dream of playing video games against celebrities, your lucky star is shining...as long as you have a pretty loose definition of "celebrity." Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga’s 1.8 trillion minutes and other cool facts about the game industry Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 9, 2012 3 min In honor of our fourth annual GamesBeat conference starting on Tuesday, we've dug out an interesting set of facts and numbers about the game industry. Continue Reading 3 min