News Blips: Sony shares sink, Capcom predicts Resident Evil 6 to sell 7 million, and Eden Games closes
I tried finagling Sony into a Game of Thrones reference, but all I came up with was "Angry investors are coming." Lame. News Blips:...
Halo, Mass Effect 3, Team Fortress 2…a killer all-star gaming mash-up (video)
If gamers could dream up their fantasy all-star multiplayer game, a live-action version would probably end up looking like this, with a mash-up of Halo, Team Fortress 2, Mass Effect 3, and a surprise guest at the end.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Nvidia’s earnings drop 55 percent with PC slowdown, but beats expectations
Nvidia said that its net income fell 48 percent for the first fiscal quarter ended April 29. But the graphics-chip maker beat expectations and...
The DeanBeat: A tale of two industry giants
The rivalry between Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts came into focus this week as both companies reported their quarterly results, revealing their latest thinking...
Why China’s game business will hit $20B by 2016 (exclusive interview)
GamesBeat: The good thing for China seems to be that the growth rate, even though it’s slowing, is still a lot better than the...
7 reasons why you should play The Secret World
What do werewolves, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Bogeyman all have in common? They’re part of The Secret World, a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from Norwegian developer Funcom.
Vita sales struggle in a new, tablet-ruled world
Sony has sold 1.8 million Vitas, its newest handheld system that launched last February in North America and last December in Japan, worldwide during the 2011 fiscal year, which ended on March 31. Meanwhile, Apple sold almost 12 million iPads in early 2012.
Cmune spreads UberStrike to new platforms and raises funds from Skype founder
Cmune has just announced that it has raised money from Atomico, the international venture capital firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström.
Game News Roundup: Sony loses billions and Microsoft ponders Kinect-controlled internet browsing
Sony's PlayStation division loses $2.8 billion over the full year, and Microsoft is working on Kinect-controlled internet browsing for the Xbox 360.