GamesBeat 2012 panel will feature Kickstarter crowdfunding lessons
We’re pleased to announce that we’ll have a panel on crowdfunding, one of the biggest changes to the funding of video game production that...
Uncharted designer Richard Lemarchand leaves Naughty Dog after eight year run
Richard Lemarchand is leaving famed developer Naughty Dog for a teaching job at the University of Southern California. Lemarchand worked at Naughty Dog for...
PlayHaven Highlighting LTV maximization at Mobile Gaming USA
As the mobile gaming industry becomes increasingly more competitive, maximizing the amount of time that audiences spend on your games is crucial...
Sega’s U.S.-Europe CEO to leave this summer
Mike Hayes is leaving his post as the CEO of Sega's U.S. and European game businesses.
Alienware debuts three Ivy Bridge gamer laptops
Alienware, a division of Dell, just announced three new gamer laptops that use the Intel code-named Ivy Bridge processors.
The M14x (pictured above), M17x, and M18x laptops also use stand-alone graphics chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.
Naval War: Arctic Circle gives fun the cold shoulder (review)
Naval War: Arctic Circle is a dull grey warship riding atop a dull blue ocean underneath a dull grey, overcast sky. Boredom permeates so much of the experience that GamesBeat can't even recommend this to the most ardent grognards.
Live-action Halo 4 web series to debut this fall
With Halo 4 coming in November, Microsoft is going all-out with the transmedia opportunity. The company announced today that it will release a web-based live-action animated series, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.
Angry Birds Space hits 50M downloads in 35 days
Angry Birds Space has been downloaded more than 50 million times in its first 35 days on the market, according to publisher Rovio. That...
Free Realms turns three years old with more than 20 million players (exclusive)
Free Realms, the free-to-play family-friendly online world created by Sony Online Entertainment, has turned three years old. To celebrate, Sony is inviting the game’s...
PopCap opens the product licensing floodgates for the first time
PopCap Games is announcing today a number of deals in which it will license its popular video game franchises to makers of T-shirts, toys, and other merchandise. You'll soon see everything from zombie wallets to Plants vs. Zombies T-shirts.