Categories Posted inin Technology Music battle begins as Rock Band debuts on the iPhone Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 19, 2009 2 min So much for Tapulous‘ monopoly on the “rhythm music” game genre on the iPhone. Now the competition is heating up as Rock Band —...
Categories Posted inin Business Hit or Miss Weekend Recap: October 18, 2009 Posted byby GamesBeat October 18, 2009 3 min This week on Hit or Miss: I pay my respects to a childhood hero; a Hollywood special effects studio dives into gaming; Sony just...
Categories Posted inin Business Reviews Spotlight: Brütal Legend and Uncharted 2 Extravaganza Posted byby GamesBeat October 18, 2009 5 min It’s Sunday, and that means another Reviews Spotlight’s coming your way. We’re taking a look at two of the hottest games to come out...
Categories Posted inin Business VGXPO 2009: America’s Video Game Expo? Posted byby GamesBeat October 17, 2009 4 min Editor’s note: Aaron had the dubious honor of attending the 2009 Video Game Expo in Philadelphia as a member of the press. Check out...
Categories Posted inin Business Splash Damage No. 5: Show & Tell Posted byby GamesBeat October 17, 2009 5 min Area 5’s Jay Frechette and game producer Erin Ali met a few years ago when they were both working their way through game design...
Categories Posted inin Business Goozex or Goose Sex? Posted byby GamesBeat October 17, 2009 3 min Editor’s note: I’m unfamiliar with Goozex (and goose sex), but a quick scan of the company’s support forum reveals that Tony isn’t the only...
Categories Posted inin Business Hadoken to the Heart: Street Fighter 4 Love Song Posted byby GamesBeat October 17, 2009 1 min Street Fighter has been the basis of movies, cartoons, books, and even music. But no music based on this legendary fighting game series has...
Categories Posted inin Business Game co. Gazillion lays off staff at John Romero’s Slipgate Ironworks studio Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 16, 2009 2 min Gazillion, a high-flying online game publisher that has raised a ton of money, has laid off an unspecified number of game developers at its...
Categories Posted inin Technology Interviews with Star Trek Online’s creators (with game play footage) Posted byby GamesBeat October 16, 2009 1 min Fear not, Trekkies. Star Trek Online is on schedule for a launch in 2010. We shot video interviews with Craig Zinkievich, executive producer of...
Categories Posted inin Business Star Trek Online game gives Cryptic Studios a chance at a mass audience Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 16, 2009 7 min [Editor’s note: check out our awesome video of Star Trek Online. Photos courtesy of Cryptic, Alexa Lee]. Cryptic Studios is one of the few...