Categories Posted inin Business Did THQ CEO spill the beans on Sony’s PlayStation Arc name? Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 4, 2010 1 min Sony is most certainly not going to call its new wand-like game control device a “Sony Motion Controller.” That has been the placeholder name... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business With strong Darksiders launch, THQ shows January game sales are off to good start Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2010 3 min THQ has struggled as a mid-tier company in the video game industry. But its third fiscal quarter earnings report today shows that there’s life... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Obama forges ahead on nuclear as leaks, risks come to light Posted byby GamesBeat February 3, 2010 3 min The debate over nuclear energy is heating up again. While many argue that it’s unsafe, just as many people see it as the only... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business BioShock 2 trailer will whet your appetite for horror game (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2010 2 min BioShock 2 debuts on Feb. 9 and it’s looking like it will be one of the blockbuster video games of 2010. The mature-rated horror... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Global game unit sales fall 8 percent in 2009 Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2010 2 min Unit sales of video games in three major territories fell 8 percent in 2009, thanks to the recession. Total unit sales in the United... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Announcing four new speakers at GamesBeat@GDC; Early bird pricing ends soon Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2010 4 min We’re delighted to reveal more about our plans for the next GamesBeat conference, which is all about how social games and mobile are disrupting... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business CO-OP Live: It’s Coming! (Next Week) Posted byby GamesBeat February 3, 2010 4 min CO-OP Show fans may have seen this announcement already, but here’s the part where we spill our guts on all the details. Can we... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Perverts Are Lurking in My Team Slayer Match! Posted byby GamesBeat February 3, 2010 1 min Fox 31, a digital news outlet, recently aired a feature entitled, “Sex Box Predators.” I’m certain you can guess what the investigation was about.... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Facebook readies a big change for games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2010 1 min Facebook is readying the launch of its Game Dashboard interface and other changes that will affect the way gamers experience and interact with games... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Pixel Revolt: Episode 17 Community Question Reminder Posted byby GamesBeat February 3, 2010 1 min Hey, Bitmob community! It’s that time again — we need your answers for this week’s podcast. We’re recording on Thursday night around 6 p.m.... Continue Reading 1 min