GamesBeat

Posted inin Business

Flurry’s app recommendation service gains huge momentum, reaching 80M users a month (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2011
3 min

Finding the right app among the 332,000 available on Apple’s App Store isn’t easy. That explains the success of Flurry‘s AppCircle service, which analyzes...

Posted inin Business

The Geekbox – Episode 103

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 4, 2011
1 min

The Geekbox — Episode 103 (2011-02-02) Wherein we discuss foreign soft drinks, eye-scream (light Dead Space 2 spoilers!), Doctor Who, Sherlock, the Egypt situation,...

Posted inin Business

I am (gaming) legend: The rise of virtual identities

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 3, 2011
4 min

My girlfriend does occasionally find use for my Xbox 360 even though the only reason she’ll do so is to browse the queue on...

Posted inin Business

With Honeycomb, Google has a shot at catching Apple in tablets

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2011
4 min

For the first time, Google has a chance at catching up with Apple in the hot tablet computer market. That’s one of the core...

Posted inin Business

Virtual world Habbo hits more than 200M registered users

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2011
2 min

If you’re a teen, chances are you’ve checked into the Habbo Hotel. Sulake, the parent company of the cartoon-style virtual world, said today that...

Posted inin Business

iPad, beware: Android tablets can run cool 3D games with Honeycomb software (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2011
2 min

Apple has had some of the best 3D games on its iPhone and iPad devices, hands-down. But at Google’s press event today, we could...

Posted inin Business

With cute musical characters, The Juno Company aims to create a 360-degree new media business

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2011
3 min

The Juno Company is well on its way to creating a “transmedia” brand, or one that crosses different media from DVDs to iPhone apps...

Posted inin Business

In-app purchases really work for games on Android tablets (the proof is in the video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2011
2 min

Google’s game economy on Android devices has been handicapped for a while, compared to the iPhone’s game business. But Google may catch up quickly,...

Posted inin Business

February Bitmob Writing Challenge: Gamers’ History

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 3, 2011
2 min

The video-game industry has come a long way, with decades of history behind it. Well-known companies, beloved franchises, and long-standing genres: Each has a...

Posted inin Gaming Culture

Disney Mobile throws its weight behind Android tablets (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 2, 2011
1 min

By fixing problems with earlier versions of Android, Google has a chance to win over loyal iPhone developers to its mobile operating system, which...

Subscribe to our newsletter