Categories Posted inin Business Offerpal to help Yahoo’s developers make money on apps Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 7, 2010 1 min Offerpal Media said today that it will help developers make money from the social games and apps that are distributed on Yahoo’s application platform.... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business 3Dchat launches a virtual place to date, dance and visit strip clubs Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 7, 2010 3 min Virtual worlds seem to have run their course in the startup world. But that doesn’t mean new entrepreneurs can’t launch something new all over... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business E3 judges select the best in video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 6, 2010 2 min A group of game critics has selected the “Best of E3 2010,” the annual list of the best in video games as displayed at... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Titan Gaming takes on billionaire Richard Branson in video game tournaments Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 6, 2010 3 min When you’re taking on a billionaire, you have to bulk up. That’s what Titan Gaming is doing as it readies to challenge Virgin Gaming,... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business (30) Days of RPGs: July 2010 Posted byby GamesBeat July 6, 2010 4 min Editor's note: In the market for an RPG this month? You've come to the right place. Hell, even I'm thinking about picking up Dragon... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Real-Life Tron Light Cycle: $35,000 Well Spent Posted byby GamesBeat July 4, 2010 1 min After spending a mere $35,000 on this working replica of a light cycle from the upcoming Tron Legacy movie and Tron: Evolution video game,... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Road to Evo 2010: Fighting Game Championship Event Posted byby GamesBeat July 3, 2010 2 min Editor's note: Long ago, I attended a Street Fighter 2 competition at a local Funcoland. Unsure of myself, I picked Guile, and my opponents... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Bart Decrem explains why he sold Tapulous to Disney Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 2, 2010 5 min Bart Decrem scored big this week as Disney agreed to buy his iPhone music game company Tapulous. Disney was drawn to Tapulous‘ big hits,... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Square Enix chief foretells fall of retail video games, the rise of Zynga, and gaming’s globalization Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 2, 2010 6 min Yoichi Wada is living a fantasy life. He’s the chief executive of Japanese game publisher Square Enix, and his company has sold more than... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Bitmob Community Show 002 — E3 Posted byby GamesBeat July 2, 2010 1 min Editor's note: Summer reruns got you down? Instead of watching that episode of The Office where Jim and Pam play a prank on Dwight, why not... Continue Reading 1 min