Categories Posted inin Business What’s a curved screen good for? Making this amazing new Star Wars game Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 30, 2015 1 min Curved displays probably won't make a big difference in your home, but they could make arcade games even more amazing.
Categories Posted inin Business The U.K.’s game industry shall not fall — so says its trade association Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 30, 2015 2 min The U.K. has 620 game companies with 28,000 employees.
Categories Posted inin Business Twitch saves Nintendo’s Smash Bros. tournament with last-minute move to bigger venue Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 30, 2015 1 min Nintendo of America and fighting-game organization Apex are holding one of the biggest Smash Bros. tournaments ever this weekend, but it almost didn’t happen. Players gathered in a hotel in Secaucus, N.J., to battle it out in Super Smash Bros.
Categories Posted inin Business Starship lets kids create their own champions in Playworld Superheroes Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 30, 2015 2 min Starship aims to shake up games, cooking shows, and memory-aid apps all at once.
Categories Posted inin Business Octodad: Dadliest Catch developer reflects on $5M in sales and 460K copies sold Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 30, 2015 1 min Octodad: Dadliest Catch debuted a year ago, and developer Young Horses looks back on the game's first 12 months.
Categories Posted inin Technology With virtual reality blowing up, first VR accelerator unveils initial 13 startups Posted byby GamesBeat January 30, 2015 2 min The first 13 startups in the River VR accelerator have been announced. Each gets $100,000 to build their products or services.
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: EA stock surges, Xbox Live problems, and Dragon’s Dogma is going online Posted byby Mike Minotti January 30, 2015 3 min This time, we reviewed Grim Fandango Remastered, 3DS sales pass 50 million, and one of writers picked up poop at an airport. Ours is...
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Picking up poop and bonding at events that celebrate gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 30, 2015 4 min Gaming events are good for bonding and producing lasting memories.
Categories Posted inin Technology Oculus Super Bowl party could be the future of social sports broadcasting Posted byby GamesBeat January 30, 2015 4 min Want to watch the Super Bowl with friends from all over the world? AltspaceVR has you covered -- if you have Oculus Rift.
Categories Posted inin Business Executive VP Frank Gibeau explains how EA Mobile generated almost $500M in revenue in 2014 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 30, 2015 3 min The head of EA Mobile believes the company is a much better competitor in mobile gaming.