Categories Posted inin Business Countdown to GamesBeat@GDC on Wednesday Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 9, 2010 2 min We’ve come down to the wire for the GamesBeat@GDC conference, which takes place on Wednesday at rooms 305/307 in the Moscone Convention Center in... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business SiBEAM raises $36.5M for wireless video transfer technology Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 9, 2010 2 min SiBEAM has a big job to do networking homes so they can wirelessly transfer high-definition video from one place in the house to another.... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Germany’s Bigpoint lines up Battlestar Galactica online game Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 9, 2010 2 min In a coup for a German online game company, Bigpoint is announcing today that it will make a Battlestar Galactica online game for the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The World’s Most Confusing Backpack Posted byby GamesBeat March 9, 2010 1 min This is, without question, the world's most confusing product: For starters, it seems as though the backpack's makers threw every conceivable cultural meme at... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Bitmob Browser Bliss! Get Your Bitmob.com Browser Themes Right Here! Posted byby GamesBeat March 9, 2010 1 min At the risk of being publicly flogged for making an outdated Xzibit reference, I'm happy to announce that all you folks who (I've heard)... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Square Enix launches its epic Final Fantasy XIII with an epic party Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 9, 2010 4 min Square Enix knows how to do epic video games and big parties. Tonight, the Japanese company threw its launch party for Final Fantasy XIII,... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Valve finally brings its Steam game platform to Macs Posted byby GamesBeat March 8, 2010 2 min Game company Valve has announced today that it’s finally bringing over its Steam digital distribution platform to Macs. Steam has long been a very... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mochi Media sets up $10M fund to invest in indie games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2010 1 min Mochi Media and its parent company Shanda Games are announcing today a $10 million fund that will invest in promising Flash and social game... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Unity Technologies’ browser-based 3D engine supports Android, iPad and PS 3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2010 2 min Unity Technologies has been disrupting big budget 3D games with its light 3D game technology. The company’s engine lets game developers create a 3D... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mochi Media to socialize web-based Flash games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2010 2 min Mochi Media, which helps indie game creators monetize Flash games, is launching a platform today that makes it easy for Flash game developers to... Continue Reading 2 min