GamesBeat

Posted inin Business

Digital game sales are up but still can’t touch Call of Duty (infographic)

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 15, 2012
1 min

This infographic shows us that sales of physical copies of games at retail have been consistently decreasing since 2008, while the percentage of digital copies among all titles sold is increasing.

Posted inin Business

Despite huge Diablo III launch, May video game sales fall 28 percent

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2012
3 min

Video game sales fell 28 percent in May, with total industry sales falling to $516.5 million from $718.9 million a year ago, according to consumer market research firm NPD Group.

Posted inin Business

GamesBeat’s gigantic E3 2012 roundup

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 14, 2012
7 min

We've corralled the entirety of our E3 2012 coverage from the showfloors, meeting rooms, conference halls, and beyond. If you missed out -- or need a refresher -- on GamesBeat's E3 coverage, take a look here!

Posted inin Business

Fruit Ninja follows Angry Birds’ flight plan with licensed products

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 14, 2012
2 min

The company behind the popular mobile game Fruit Ninja wants to take the Angry Birds phenomenon head-on as it launches its own line of tie-in toys and accessories.

Posted inin Business

New studio uCool to launch ambitious Tynon social fantasy role-playing game (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2012
2 min

Social game startup uCool is coming out of stealth today and describing its upcoming game, a social fantasy role-playing hybrid title called Tynon. The Flash-based...

Posted inin Business

Kickstarter project aims to reimagine classic Atari game M.U.L.E. (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2012
3 min

DreamQuest Games is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding project to raise money for a remake of the classic Atari game M.U.L.E.

Posted inin Business

Indie studio Thatgamecompany raises $5.5M to create magical games for wider audiences

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2012
3 min

The journey of indie game developer Thatgamecompany is about to get a lot more interesting. The maker of Journey, a big hit and highly...

Posted inin Entertainment

Microsoft’s NUads on Xbox Live ‘motions’ boring TV commercials forward

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 14, 2012
2 min

The traditional television commercials that play between programs on a TV set are long overdue for an upgrade, which Microsoft is more than happy...

Posted inin Business

PopCap survey shows 44 percent of people play mobile games

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 14, 2012
2 min

The data shows overall increases in number of users, play time, and money spent on games and add-on content due to continuing strong sales of tablet computers.

Posted inin Business

GamesBeat 2012 panel will examine the rise of social casino games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2012
3 min

We’re pleased to announce that we’ll have a breakout panel on social casino games, one of the hottest social game categories in 2012, at...

Subscribe to our newsletter