Categories Posted inin Business 10 online PC games that made more than $100M in microtransaction sales last year Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 20, 2014 2 min League of Legends, Team Fortress 2, and more are now making more than enough from selling virtual goods.
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo still doesn’t plan to release Mario, Zelda, or its other games on mobile Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 20, 2014 2 min Nintendo thinks it should just use smartphones to raise awareness about its console and handheld games.
Categories Posted inin Business Amazon is making itself more and more indispensable to mobile game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2014 4 min Amazon continues to beef up its investment in services for mobile game developers. Maybe one day it will do an Android gaming device.
Categories Posted inin Business Three flawed, expensive controllers help you get a grip on iOS games (update) Posted byby GamesBeat January 20, 2014 7 min If you hate playing classic games on an imprecise touchscreen, these hardware makers offer a pricy solution. But be warned: Form is a big factor and game compatibility isn't guaranteed.
Categories Posted inin Business Skylanders still ahead of Disney Infinity in 2013 overall — but Minecraft likely beat both Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 17, 2014 2 min The battle for kids' gaming time was close, but the indie block-building game continued to sell like the phenomenon that it is.
Categories Posted inin Business Broken Age: Act 1 tickles your brain but leaves you hungry for more (review) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes January 17, 2014 5 min Adventure game maestro Tim Schafer returns to his first love in Broken Age. Can it live up to fans' high expectations?
Categories Posted inin Business How a new e-sports alliance hopes to eventually create a FIFA-like federation for competitive gaming Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 17, 2014 5 min German e-sports company Clauf is starting ESGN and ESGN TV to connect competitive-gaming fans on a global level.
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo’s flailing, but it has options that don’t include firing its CEO (analysis) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 17, 2014 6 min Nintendo's big miss raises questions about what it will do to get out of its fix.
Categories Posted inin Business Battlefield 4 minor server update causes major bug — PC community has had enough Posted byby GamesBeat January 17, 2014 1 min After major patch this week, today's update causes a new game-breaking problem.
Categories Posted inin Business How Blizzard is trying to coax back old World of Warcraft players with the next expansion Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 17, 2014 2 min Players who prepurchase Warlords of Draenor can automatically upgrade a character to level 90.