Categories Posted inin Business Confirmed: Former Nokia chief Stephen Elop will run Microsoft’s Xbox and tablet businesses Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 25, 2014 1 min A leaked memo shows Julie Larson-Green will move to a new job, and Nokia's Stephen Elop will run divisions that include the Xbox platform.
Categories Posted inin Business Analysts: Titanfall bundle and Xbox One price cut ‘reveal the importance’ of Respawn’s shooter Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min Microsoft is positioning the anticipated shooter to propel the Xbox One into the rest of 2014.
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile game Shapist was inspired by ancient Asian block games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 24, 2014 2 min This classic puzzle game has an international pedigree and tells a story through shapes and colors.
Categories Posted inin Business The Dutch want gaming startups to sprout like tulips (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 24, 2014 15 min The Dutch government has helped start an investment fund, GameOn, that wants to find the next Supercell.
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One getting Titanfall bundle on March 11 — includes game and console for $500 Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min The prospect of buying an Xbox One and Titanfall just got a bit less expensive.
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to direct a movie about how Sega took on Nintendo Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min The Sega Genesis versus the Super Nintendo was one of the earliest battles in the “console wars,” and now some filmmakers that specialize in...
Categories Posted inin Business Game changer: VC Chris Dixon talks about Oculus and his occasional forays into gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 24, 2014 10 min The Andreessen Horowitz partner isn't immersed in gaming, but he has made some pioneering game investments.
Categories Posted inin Business Why Steam matters: Valve’s ambitious plan for the future of the PC Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 13 min A technology company in Washington state has 75 million users. It earns more profits-per-employee than Apple or Google, and its fans adore it. That...
Categories Posted inin Business Wolfenstein: The New Order brings the franchise into the Call of Duty gen (by way of Tarantino) Posted byby GamesBeat February 24, 2014 4 min MachineGames' reboot of the classic shooter draws inspiration from the mind behind Inglourious Basterds as much as it does from those at Infinity Ward.
Categories Posted inin Business DayZ creator plans to leave developer Bohemia Interactive Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min Dean Hall will leave Bohemia later this year to start a new studio in his home country of New Zealand.