Categories Posted inin Business Cookie Jam maker SGN hires female exec to run its S.F. office Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 1, 2015 2 min Melissa Bachman-Wood, a veteran with experience on games like Battle Pirates and The Sims, will lead SF studio.
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft bought Minecraft for HoloLens, Nadella says Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 1, 2015 2 min Microsoft spent $2.5 billion on Minecraft, and now it's using that game to help justify the HoloLens.
Categories Posted inin Business Grab preorder of Witcher 3 for $39, or previous installment for $4.50 Posted byby GamesBeat May 1, 2015 1 min The PC version of The Witcher III is cut 25% for preorder, while old Witcher games are 85% off.
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat Summit: an agenda to move the industry Posted byby GamesBeat May 1, 2015 4 min Taking place May 5 and May 6, GamesBeat Summit will be one of the most important gatherings in the gaming industry with peers openly strategizing and debating a blueprint for the industry challenges and opportunities ahead.
Categories Posted inin Business Kickstarter still works: Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee funded in just 40 minutes Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 1, 2015 2 min Apparently, gamers still think Kickstarter is a good way to fund established developers who want to return to their old ideas.
Categories Posted inin Technology MS-DOS gameplay in tweets has been disabled for violating Twitter rules Posted byby GamesBeat May 1, 2015 1 min You can no longer play MS-DOS games from the Internet Archive inside tweets, after functionality was switched off for violating Twitter's rules.
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Konami woes, Valve backtracks, and Black Ops III exposed Posted byby Mike Minotti May 1, 2015 3 min Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we try to help horror fans come to turns with Silent Hills’ cancellation, Valve can’t sell...
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga guru Tommy Palm launches Resolution Games as virtual reality studio Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 1, 2015 3 min The Stockholm company names its founders, board, and advisers as it moves into VR.
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Bold ideas in gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 1, 2015 4 min Our GamesBeat Summit will draw gaming's influencers and focus on bold ideas and transparent talks.
Categories Posted inin Business Dota 2 launches new Compendium to build another gigantic prize pool Posted byby Mike Minotti May 1, 2015 1 min Dota 2 already almost has a $2 million prize pool for its July tournament.