Categories Posted inin Entertainment Game, movie, or both? Stunning footage shows why Beyond: Two Souls belonged at Tribeca Posted byby GamesBeat April 28, 2013 3 min It's a game that asks big questions about life and death, all the while straddling the line between "game" and "cinema." Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Bringing characters to life with Pixar’s animator magic (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 24, 2013 7 min Even with computers, it still takes weeks to create a few seconds of animation. Monsters are harder to animate than you'd expect. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Hey, cord cutters, the CW is now providing full TV episodes via Xbox Live Posted byby GamesBeat April 24, 2013 1 min If the promise of pizza without setting down your game controller isn't enough, broadcast station the CW has now added an app for Xbox Live. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Former Activision U.K. PR executive pleads guilty to embezzling Call of Duty money (Updated) Posted byby GamesBeat April 22, 2013 2 min Kathryn Kitron funneled funding to support her expensive lifestyle, including paying for her engagement party. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Defiance TV show isn’t bad, but will it interest you for a whole season? Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 16, 2013 4 min You don't have to watch the show and play the game at the same time, but it's a fair bet that these two will live or die together. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Otoy’s cloud rendering tools to be used in indie games and the Fantastic Four movie Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 20, 2013 2 min Otoy's cloud graphics tools can be used to create high-end movies or games at lower costs. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler & Comixology explain SXSW panels (exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat March 9, 2013 2 min As part Comixology's effort to raise awareness about the creator-owned digital comics via Comixology Submit, the startup has teamed up with indie fan favorite artist Shannon Wheeler to illustrate the insanity that is SXSW. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Richard Garriott tells how Lord British and Ultima were born (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 9, 2013 2 min The seeds of Lord British and the Ultima universe were planted in a D&D dungeon that Richard Garriott turned in as a high school English paper. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment SyFy’s Defiance transmedia television show is like an immigrant drama with aliens (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2013 1 min Michael Nankin has directed a number of the episodes in the upcoming SyFy transmedia TV show and game, Defiance. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment After five years of work, Defiance’s Nick Beliaeff needs sleep (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2013 2 min Nick Bliaeff has headed development for Trion Worlds' massively multiplayer online game. Continue Reading 2 min