Categories Posted inin Business Link’s Been Taking Performance-Enhancing Potions Posted byby GamesBeat September 10, 2009 1 min Link from The Legend of Zelda isn’t really known for being burly. Or tough. Or, well, even the slightest bit manly. So after seeing... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Collectathon: The Rights and Wrongs of Collection in Gaming Posted byby GamesBeat September 10, 2009 4 min Editor’s note: Chris points out the right and wrong ways to implement collectibles in games. I have a bunch of examples as well (I... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Geekbox – Brodeo Reunion Special Posted byby GamesBeat September 10, 2009 1 min We’ve got a two-part Geekbox for you this week, and it’s a doozy: The Geekbox – Brodeo Reunion 2009. Part 2 is after the... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Video: Ubisoft bets big on iPhone with Assassin’s Creed II game Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2009 1 min Ubisoft has put a lot of resources into developing iPhone games, including its launch of Assassin’s Creed II made especially for the iPhone. Ben... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Reality Gap launches Battleswarm with a universal game currency system Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2009 3 min Reality Gap is announcing that it will launch an open beta test on Thursday for its sci-fi online game Battleswarm: Field of Honor, the... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tapulous CEO Bart Decrem touts new Riddim Ribbon game Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2009 1 min Tapulous is one of the primary beneficiaries of Apple’s AppStore. Its various Tap Tap Revenge games have been downloaded more than 10 million times.... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Pixel Revolt — Episode 6 Posted byby GamesBeat September 9, 2009 2 min Pixel Revolt is Bitmob's community podcast, in which we dive into the Mobfeed and pull out some interesting posts written by Bitmob members for... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Riot Games launches hardcore fighting game in China, gets $8M boost Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2009 3 min Riot Games has raised $8 million in additional venture capital for its online fighting game. The investment was led by Chinese social media giant... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Halo film’s cancellation led to the latest Microsoft game, Halo 3: ODST Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2009 2 min Microsoft’s next big game in the billion-dollar Halo franchise is arriving on Sept. 22. The funny thing is that the game was a result... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business What the Hell? Hackers Gets Bioshocked Posted byby GamesBeat September 9, 2009 1 min Editor’s note: Adam decided to improve upon one of the best worst movies ever with this Bioshocking of the hacking in Hackers. Next up... Continue Reading 1 min