Categories Posted inin Technology Sony shows off line-up for PlayStation Portable Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 24, 2009 2 min Sony announced today a bunch of new titles for its PlayStation Portable handheld game player as well as a new lilac-colored model aimed at... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology InstantAction enables 3-D games in web browsers Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 24, 2009 3 min InstantAction is announcing today the formal launch of its site that lets gamers play 3-D games in a web browser. The site will have... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology PopCap Games acquires game maker Gastronaut Studios Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 24, 2009 1 min PopCap Games has acquired Gastronaut Studios for an undisclosed amount to expand its presence in Xbox Live and Xbox 360 markets. Seattle-based PopCap is... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology GamesBeat 09: More great speakers lined up Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 23, 2009 4 min As the March 24 GamesBeat 2009 games conference draws near, we’re unveiling a new list of speakers. We’re proud to say that some of... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Reader poll: Are used games bad for the video game industry? Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 21, 2009 2 min J. Paul Raines, chief operating officer of game retailer GameStop, didn’t take any questions after his speech on the benefits of selling used games... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology DICE Summit: Nintendo shows cute applications for DSi game handheld Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2009 2 min The Nintendo DSi is launching on April 5 in the U.S. and the Japanese company teased DICE Summit attendees today with a look at... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology DICE Summit: GameStop executive says used games drive new sales Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2009 3 min Game developers have been sore about the sales of used games and how they eat into new sales without giving the developers or publishers... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Dice Summit: The mood at the game industry’s Oscar awards: happy but cautious Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2009 2 min The Interactive Achievement Awards at the Dice Summit represents the industry’s chance to get excited about what it does and to give away the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology DICE Summit: Bruce Shelley on why Ensemble Studios was shut after 20 million games sold Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2009 3 min One of the bittersweet moments of the DICE Summit is that Bruce Shelley, who spent decades making games, is going to get the lifetime... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology DICE Summit: Why game entrepreneur David Perry isn’t making any more single-player games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2009 2 min David Perry has made some of the biggest games played on traditional video game consoles, such as The Matrix and Messiah. But the creative... Continue Reading 2 min