Categories Posted inin Business AMD teams up with Raptr to reward loyal gamers Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2014 1 min The AMD Rewards program is an extension of Raptr Rewards.
Categories Posted inin Business Final Fantasy XIV beta available to download on PS4 now — playable on Saturday Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 19, 2014 2 min The beta will run through early March. The final game goes on sale April 14.
Categories Posted inin Business 99 Levels to Hell is Spelunky meets Bubble Bobble in a total bloodbath Posted byby GamesBeat February 18, 2014 4 min 99 Levels looks a lot like Derek Yu's platformer Spelunky -- but it's a different game in many ways.
Categories Posted inin Business Minecraft: Pocket Edition is about to get bigger — and wolfier Posted byby GamesBeat February 18, 2014 1 min Mojang plans to significantly upgrade the mobile version of its hit game with future updates.
Categories Posted inin Business Developer-advocacy group says Candy Crush Saga maker’s trademark actions are ‘overreaching’ and ‘predatory’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 18, 2014 2 min King's attempts to lock down "Candy" and "Saga" in gaming is hurting other developers, according to IGDA executive director Kate Edwards.
Categories Posted inin Business King: 93M daily Candy Crush Saga players, 500M installs, and $568M profit in 2013 (infographic) Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 18, 2014 2 min King reveals data about its games in preparation for its IPO.
Categories Posted inin Business How the makers of Tearaway tapped their creativity to make a world built from paper (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 18, 2014 6 min Rex Crowle and Christophe Villedieu drew from Instagram and other creative outlets to build an imaginative game.
Categories Posted inin Business BioShock developer Irrational Games ‘winding down’ — founder Ken Levine starting new studio Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 18, 2014 3 min Levine plans to take around 15 Irrational employees to his new endeavor within Take-Two Interactive.
Categories Posted inin Business Titanfall and e-sports: Developer Respawn explains its position on competitive gaming Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 18, 2014 2 min Developer Respawn isn't worrying about e-sports yet, but it may add features to support that community in the future.
Categories Posted inin Business Retrospective: 25 crazy years of Strider Hiryu Posted byby GamesBeat February 18, 2014 3 min Celebrate Strider Hiryu's 25th anniversary by looking back at all his stylish adventures -- from the original 1989 arcade game to the 2014 HD reboot.