Categories Posted inin Business Why developer teamPixel is making a bid for the Homeworld series (interview) Posted byby GamesBeat January 29, 2013 5 min Small development studio was in the middle of making a Homeworld-inspired strategy game -- and now it's taking a stab at acquiring the real thing.
Categories Posted inin Business Gearbox CEO: ‘Invoking the legacy’ for Aliens: Colonial Marines Posted byby GamesBeat January 28, 2013 3 min Gearbox chief executive Randy Pitchford provides new details on the Aliens: Colonial Marines campaign and talks about keeping the Aliens legacy intact.
Categories Posted inin Business Crytek picks up some former Darksiders developers for a new Austin-based studio Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 28, 2013 2 min Developer Vigil dissolved alongside THQ, but the core team will live on as Crytek USA Corp.
Categories Posted inin Technology PlayerScale handles behind-the-scenes infrastructure for games — and 100 million players Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2013 1 min The company offloads the infrastructure tasks for 4,000 game developers.
Categories Posted inin Business This $170 special edition of Splinter Cell: Blacklist comes with a remote-control airplane Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 28, 2013 1 min For $170, gamers get the new Splinter Cell, some DLC, and a remote-controlled airplane.
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst: China unlikely to overturn ban on game consoles in the ‘immediate term’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 28, 2013 2 min Some internal Chinese sources claim the nation may overturn 13-year-old ban, but an analyst is doubtful the bureaucracy has the stomach for it.
Categories Posted inin Business Kabam’s 2012 revenues grow 70 percent — beyond $180M Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2013 2 min Expanding to mobile in 2012 proves to be a fantastic strategy for the privately held game developer.
Categories Posted inin Business Game companies are adapting to platform changes more quickly Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2013 3 min If you recognize the patterns of platform history, you can anticipate changes and pursue the right strategy.
Categories Posted inin Business From the ashes of THQ: Left 4 Dead developer ‘super excited’ to work with 2K Games (exclusive interview) Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 28, 2013 2 min Take Two purchased the rights to Turtle Rock Studio's for $11 million, and the developer is very happy about that.
Categories Posted inin Business Battlefield 3 servers down today Posted byby GamesBeat January 28, 2013 1 min Battlefield 3 down for planned server migration tonight.