Categories Posted inin Business Video Game Dioramas: Prove You Have Too Much Free Time Posted byby GamesBeat November 5, 2009 1 min Video game geeks are a creative bunch — especially those capable of creating artwork depicting characters and places most people over the age of... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ngmoco scores with iPhone games that charge per time played Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 5, 2009 3 min With a new game, a new business model, and a new developer platform, iPhone game publisher Ngmoco has been able to land itself on... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business ReVolt makes long-lasting zinc air batteries rechargeable Posted byby GamesBeat November 5, 2009 2 min ReVolt, a Swiss spinoff from a Norwegian research firm, promises to triple the driving range of electric cars while lowering costs and increasing battery... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why We Gamers Love to Hate Ourselves Posted byby GamesBeat November 5, 2009 4 min Editor’s note: Tim goes Business 101 on us to illustrate the interdependencies between big budget and niche games. I’m still not entirely sure what... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business In midst of offers debate, Offerpal names George Garrick as CEO Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 5, 2009 3 min Updated Offerpal Media has named George Garrick as chief executive. He replaces founder Anu Shukla, who has been in the midst of a fiery... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Namco Zippos: Fire it up! Posted byby GamesBeat November 5, 2009 1 min Nothing says Rico Suave like a Galaxian or Dig-Dug fire-maker. Not to be confused with the Sega Zippos we have covered in the past,... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Player One Podcast — Episode 158 Posted byby GamesBeat November 4, 2009 1 min Stick this episode in your iPod and smoke it. The power of Bitmob compels you! Episode 158 – Castro the Friendly Ghost This week!... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Grinding: The RPG Convention No One Wants to Copy Posted byby GamesBeat November 4, 2009 5 min Editor’s note: Daniel takes a look at how the best aspects of role-playing games have made the jump over to other genres, but the... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mario Stained-Glass Window: Decor Power-up Posted byby GamesBeat November 4, 2009 1 min If you’re looking to liven up your home decor but are too embarrassed to display video game art, we may have a solution. This... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tired of benchmarks, Futuremark launches its own 3-D online game Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2009 2 min Futuremark made a name for itself by creating benchmarks that measured exactly how fast a personal computer could run a game with rich 3-D... Continue Reading 2 min