Categories Posted inin Business Guess Who: Round Ten Posted byby GamesBeat January 22, 2010 1 min I hope you’ve been studying your video game characters, because it’s time once again to play the mental game of Guess Who. Below you’ll... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Facebook shows off latest versions of its game and apps dashboards Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2010 2 min Facebook showed off a new version of its dashboards that are meant to give more attention to games and other apps on its social... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business VanEdge Capital close to raising $100M to invest in games, with EA as a partner Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2010 3 min Paul Lee is close to closing on a $100 million fund for his new venture firm, VanEdge Capital. And one of his possible limited... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Fixing the “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” Genre Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2010 3 min Editor’s note: I imagine this is the type of feedback that drives developers nuts. Scott talks about how the Zelda series needs some reimagining,... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business I Remember the Arcade Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2010 2 min Editor’s note: I remember the first time I saw Dragon’s Lair and Time Traveler in the arcade. I was little, and oh man, was... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Walkthroughs and Wikis: The Many Faces of Game Strategy Guides Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2010 3 min Editor’s note: As a former strategy guide author, I figured free online walkthroughs (and later, wikis) would’ve killed print strategy books long ago. They... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hong Kong’s 6 Waves raises $17.5M for Facebook games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2010 1 min 6 Waves has shown that new entrants can still break into the Facebook apps market. And because of that, the Hong Kong company has... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Chinese authorities embrace game censorship and protectionism Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2010 3 min China seems to be heading down the wrong road in video games. It is evidently embracing both censorship and protectionism and seems bent on... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business America’s Youth Are Spending Half of Each Day Staring at Screens Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2010 1 min These days, kids are spending more time in front of screens and behind controllers than ever before. According to a new study conducted by... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tetris reaches 100M units sold on mobile phones Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2010 5 min Though it was created more than 25 years ago, Tetris just keeps breaking records in the game industry. Today, the owners of the game... Continue Reading 5 min