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
Categories Posted inin Business Hit or Miss Weekend Recap – Mar. 7, 2010 Posted byby GamesBeat March 8, 2010 4 min This week on Hit or Miss: The industry goes flippin’ nuts. Seriously, you know it was an interesting week when the word “apocalypse” was... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business BioShock Plus Doom 2 Equals Rapture Posted byby GamesBeat March 8, 2010 1 min If it hasn't already, Doom 2 should win the award for the most modified (and still played) video game ever made. Quite a few... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Get Your Retro Game on While Munching on Tacos Posted byby GamesBeat March 8, 2010 1 min Taco Bell is not usually known for grand and big-name toys that you might find in a McDonald's Happy Meal. All of that is... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business In the Company of Pirates: Interviews with Copyright Violators Posted byby GamesBeat March 8, 2010 4 min Stepping into Derek's room, it's difficult to avoid the stacks of CD-ROMs, the cases of DVD-Rs, and the printed game manuals. While all of... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The making and unmaking of Infinity Ward Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 7, 2010 13 min The implosion of Infinity Ward, one of the best videogame studios ever founded, is the latest chapter in a long saga intertwined with the... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mind-Controlled Pinball: Nope, It’s Not Magic Posted byby GamesBeat March 7, 2010 1 min Being a lover of all things technological, I am never happy with the level we humans have achieved. Most of us carry little portable... Continue Reading 1 min