Categories Posted inin Development The Facebook game platform: Anyone can rise to the top of the charts (interview part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 29, 2012 6 min Is Facebook fair as a platform? Sean Ryan, head of game partnerships at Facebook, says the charts tell us that it is.
Categories Posted inin Business What were the cheapest and most expensive consoles in gaming history? (infographic) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 29, 2012 1 min Nintendo’s decision to price the Wii U at $300 (and $350 for a version with more storage) raised some alarm bells among price-conscious consumers,...
Categories Posted inin Business It’s a Total War weekend on Steam: Free Team Fortress 2 items Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2012 1 min Rome: Total War is only $1 on Steam, and it comes with a bunch of free items for Valve's free-to-play first-person shooter.
Categories Posted inin Business How Dark Souls explores the themes of death and rebirth Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2012 7 min Dark Souls, developed by From Software and released in 2011, redefines the idea of death in video games. In fact, death is integral to...
Categories Posted inin Business The top 10 games of ‘Pitch us in one Tweet’ (#6: Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion) Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2012 3 min We asked indie developers to pitch us a game in one Tweet. Here is the sixth submission, Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion from Witching Hour Studios.
Categories Posted inin Business Blizzard Entertainment president talks pandas, campers, and launch problems (interview) Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2012 9 min Will 2012 leave a permanent mark on Blizzard Entertainment's enviable track record?
Categories Posted inin Business Go to the dentist to get free Plants vs. Zombies trading cards and codes for the game Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2012 1 min A new partnership between PopCap and the American Dental Associaiton enlists the stars of Plants vs. Zombies to raise dental-health awareness.
Categories Posted inin Business 14 ways zombie hunting in The War Z stands out from DayZ (hands-on preview) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes September 28, 2012 7 min Many were quick to call out The War Z as a copycat reaction to the popular ArmA II mod DayZ. After our brief hands-on time with the game, however, it's clear that Hammerpoint Interactive's MMO is much more than that.
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Valve acquisition rumors, ‘Threeview,’ and Black Ops II Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2012 3 min This week, a Valve engineer built a hybrid rocket engine under the backdrop of acquisition rumors, Activision revealed a ton of Call of Duty:...
Categories Posted inin Business The 5 most-downloaded PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection titles, and other PSN data Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 28, 2012 1 min Sony shared some positive details regarding its PlayStation Network and PlayStation Plus services.