The DeanBeat: What GamesBeat 2012 tells us about the road ahead in gaming
We had a great time at our well-attended GamesBeat 2012 conference last week talking about the road ahead in games and the Crossover Era. Here’s...
Nextpeer gives developers new ways to monetize their games via multiplayer tournaments
Nextpeer's SDK allows developers to earn money by implementing in-game multiplayer tournaments
Nintendo will try to repeat its formula for success with the Wii U
The Nintendo Wii U is set for release this fall, and many gamers have one question in their minds regarding the console. Why? Why would...
The Top 5 Gaming Podcasts
Podcasting is a relatively new medium, but it has already become a very important part of many peoples’ lives, and many podcasts have all...
The War Z takes zombie-survival into the massively multiplayer arena
Not even the massively multiplayer online (MMO) space is safe from the shambling corpses of the undead: The War Z is an upcoming “survival horror” MMO developed by Hammerpoint Interactive, an independent Los Angeles-based studio formed just last year.
Tapjoy keeps looking for creative ways to monetize mobile app users (video interview)
Tapjoy chief executive Mihir Shah speaks to GamesBeat about his company's trouble on iOS, huge success on Android, and multimillion dollar developer-funding efforts.
Insomniac Games’ Pokémon-inspired Facebook title, Outernauts, is now in open beta
The developer's first social game is now open for anyone to play.
6 video game icons acting hilariously out of character
The industry has littered gaming with great characters, but they're often a bit...well, one-dimensional, so let's have fun and watch some of the biggest icons in virtual entertainment act out of character.
Microsoft: Xbox 360 top-selling console for 18th consecutive month
Microsoft reportedly sold 257,000 units last month for a total of $272 million, more than was spent on the other current generation consoles combined.
Startup hopes to fund a Shadowrun MMO through Kickstarter
Developer Cliffhanger Productions seeks crowd-sourced backing for a massively multiplayer entry into the cyberpunk role-playing game franchise.