Categories Posted inin Business Quantifying our lives will be a top trend of 2012 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2012 6 min The Quantified Self is one of the big trends of 2012, as we noted in our recent summary of the Consumer Electronics Show. As... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business HeroEngine is the unsung platform behind Star Wars: The Old Republic Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2012 3 min Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the most ambitious undertakings in video game history. When the game launched in December, it was... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business DuckTales’ Scrooge McDuck is the worst person ever Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2012 3 min Anyone who has spent any time talking to me about games knows that I use DuckTales (NES) as the metric for perfection. Simple, colorful,... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Video Blips: Dear Esther, Jazz: Trump’s Journey, and more Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2012 1 min I can't remember the last time I felt that a game's music moved me. That really makes me appreciate the fantastic soundtrack for Dear... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business New Skyrim patch coming, will actually fix stuff Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2012 4 min Bethesda has announced that a major update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is currently undergoing testing on all three platforms. Version 1.4 is... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA spent ‘only’ $200M to make Star Wars: The Old Republic? Posted byby GamesBeat January 20, 2012 2 min A debate is breaking out about exactly how much it cost to build Star Wars: The Old Republic, which is easily the most ambitious... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business ESA calls for post-SOPA balance of “creative and technology interests” Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2012 2 min Trade associations are weighing in on the delay of the vote on the Stop Online Privacy Act — a delay that may have effectively... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Battlefield 3 voice chat fix for PS3 is confirmed – patch coming soon Posted byby GamesBeat January 20, 2012 1 min Playstation 3 gamers can breath a sigh of relief today, as Electronic Arts’ DICE officially confirmed that a patch to fix long running Battlefield... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Heyzap unveils 12 partners for its social discovery network for mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2012 2 min Heyzap, operator of a social mobile gaming network, has unveiled a list of 12 mobile gaming leaders that are partnering with it to promote... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Epic’s 3D graphics wizard Tim Sweeney says business and technology are “intricately linked” (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2012 15 min Tim Sweeney is one of the gods of 3D graphics in video games. He is the founder and chief executive of Epic Games, the... Continue Reading 15 min