VBWeekly: A dramatic re-enactment of Ocean Marketing’s PR flop
http://youtu.be/8r7mgAsjVZQ In this week’s video, VentureBeat does a dramatic reading of one of the most entertainingly stupid email chains ever to see the light...
Viacom may owe $383 million to Harmonix shareholders
Viacom Inc. may owe $383 million to former shareholders of Cambridge-based developer Harmonix Music Systems, best-known for the Rock Band series. There are apparently...
Icon Games: Ongoing PS Vita development “difficult” and “a little scary”
What’s it like developing a video game for the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s new handheld device? London-based independent game development and digital publishing studio Icon Games...
The best GamesBeat stories of 2011
The year is coming to an end and we agree with the observation that 2011 was a historic year for the game industry. Here...
Blizzard makes $26M on World of Warcraft security authenticators [update]
Update: As pointed out below in the reader comments, these estimates are likely off by a sizable amount as they do not take into account...
Ocean Marketing fiasco addressed in official press release
Ocean Marketing, a one-man PR firm led by Paul Christoforo, underwent instantaneous destruction this week, as we reported yesterday. It’s hard to judge precisely when...
PlayStation Vita sales see 78% drop during Christmas week
Sales of the PlayStation Vita portable gaming device in Japan have dropped sharply in its second week on the market, according to sales data...
Interview, photos and video reveal how an impressive Left 4 Dead fan film was made (exclusive)
Northern Five Entertainment and Airsoft GI recently released their joint Left 4 Dead short film to the world. Sporting Hollywood-level production values but produced...
Ocean Marketing: How to self-destruct your company with just a few measly emails [update]
Update: A representative for the Avenger Controller (a new one, obviously) has released an official statement regarding Ocean Marketing’s involvement with their product and...
Epic Games favored by new ruling in Too Human lawsuit
While still far from over, a court ruling dated December 22 can be seen as a major setback for Silicon Knights in their suit...