Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo’s U.S. servers get a light hack attack Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 5, 2011 1 min Nintendo acknowledged today that hackers broke into one of the servers for its U.S. business, but the company said there was no loss of... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game industry chief says free games aren’t disrupting game publishers Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 5, 2011 8 min The video game industry’s E3 Expo starts on Monday morning in Los Angeles. This is the conference where all of the cool new games... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Where to find 4 of the hardest unlockable cars in L.A. Noire Posted byby GamesBeat June 5, 2011 2 min The first thing that hits you about a faithfully recreated 1947 Los Angeles is the sheer scope of it. The hot leads and clue... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business VentureBeat’s GamesBeat 2011 conference to address intersection of gaming and mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2011 2 min VentureBeat‘s annual video game event — GamesBeat — will focus on the intersection of games and mobile, two of the hottest markets in the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game check-in app Heyzap lands on iPhone Posted byby GamesBeat June 4, 2011 3 min Heyzap, an online network that lets gamers “check in” to games, has finally launched an app for the iPhone. Heyzap is a little unusual... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business One game, any device: Hideo Kojima’s vision of a seamless gaming future Posted byby GamesBeat June 4, 2011 3 min Hideo Kojima, who created the Metal Gear Solid game series, demonstrated the newest gaming feature from game maker Konami today: the ability to transfer... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga hires EA’s No. 2 exec, John Schappert Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2011 1 min Zynga, the leading maker of social games, confirmed that it has hired John Schappert as its chief operating officer. Schappert is the former chief... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business E3 rumor control: what to expect next week Posted byby GamesBeat June 3, 2011 3 min The Electronic Entertainment Expo, one of the video game industry’s largest trade shows, is just around the corner. That means that the web is... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Is Microsoft planning Xbox Live Diamond TV service? Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2011 1 min Microsoft is planning to reveal a subscription TV service for its Xbox 360 video game console, according to the tech blog WinRumors. The Xbox... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Journey video game brings indie creativity to the PlayStation Network Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2011 4 min Journey promises to be one of the most interesting video games of the year. Having played one of its levels, I have no idea... Continue Reading 4 min