Categories Posted inin Business Father of video games Nolan Bushnell to keynote GamesBeat 2011 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 1 min Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and father of the modern video game industry, will be the keynote speaker at VentureBeat’s GamesBeat 2011 conference at... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo details 3DS eShop, will offer free Wi-Fi to U.S. owners Posted byby GamesBeat June 2, 2011 2 min Nintendo today announced details for its 3DS eShop, where users will be able to buy digital copies of new and classic games. The company... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business MagicPixelGames founded to make motion-control family games Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 2 min Magic Pixel Games is coming out of stealth today as a new game studio focused on making motion-control family games. The Los Angeles game... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Up close with the games on the Sony NGP portable gaming device Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 2 min Sony showed off some of the cool new games it has developed for the NGP, the next-generation portable gaming device that will grab center... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hands-on report: Sony’s NGP is a big bet on top-quality portable games Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 4 min Sony is betting big that hardcore game fans aren’t going to be happy with the free games they can get on tablets or smartphones.... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business A perfectionist indie makes Sound Shapes for Sony’s NGP portable (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 3 min Jonathan Mak is pretty serious about making perfect games. Back in 2007, as a solo game designer, Mak created an award-winning game called Everyday... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business In Arkham City, Batman and Catwoman team up in the darkness Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 2 min The newest Batman Arkham City video game will feature a dynamic duo surprise: Batman and Catwoman teaming up to fight the thugs of a... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony starts full restoration of PlayStation Network in West Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 1 min Sony has begun to fully restore the PlayStation Network, bringing back all services for U.S. and European game users after a long nightmare that... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Backflip Studios hits 100M downloads for its mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2011 2 min Backflip Studios announced today that its mobile games have been downloaded more than 100 million times in the past two years. Only a few... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business PBS NewsHour hackers turn eyes to Sony Posted byby GamesBeat June 1, 2011 2 min LulzSec, the group of hackers that broke into PBS’ NewsHour website, has said it is attacking Sony — although the PlayStation Network (PSN), the... Continue Reading 2 min