Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture Sega appoints new execs, aligns Western markets Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 18, 2009 1 min Sonic the Hedgehog has a new boss. Sega said today it has made a couple of executive appointments to fill the gap after the...
Categories Posted inin Business What the Hell: Ridiculous Punch-Out!! Rap Posted byby GamesBeat June 18, 2009 1 min Ouch — my head still hurts after watching this creepy live-action Punch-Out!! rap. Sure, it’s a little old, but if you haven’t seen this,...
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture Digging Up The Past #1 – Fear Effect Posted byby GamesBeat June 18, 2009 5 min This is the start of what will hopefully be an ongoing series over the summer. The premise is simple – I pick an old...
Categories Posted inin Business The Bitmob Mailbag, June 18 Edition Posted byby GamesBeat June 18, 2009 4 min This is pretty good, huh? E3 has put visions of amazing games in our heads, June has seen its share of solid releases already,...
Categories Posted inin Business Daily Blips: Game News from June 18th, 2009 Posted byby GamesBeat June 18, 2009 2 min We like when news really gets to the point. Like, say, when folks ask a developer if the game they’re making will come out....
Categories Posted inin Business Streaming Videogame World Record Attempts Posted byby GamesBeat June 18, 2009 1 min Editor’s Note: I had no idea people were going after world records in annual sports games, like last year’s Madden (uh…why?). Thanks to...
Categories Posted inin Business Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick talks about games beyond Grand Theft Auto Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2009 6 min Strauss Zelnick is chairman of Take-Two Interactive. He has an enviable place in the industry, as head of a company that, through its RockStar...
Categories Posted inin Business What the Hell: Aperture Science Not a Lie? Posted byby GamesBeat June 17, 2009 1 min Yes, the cake is a lie — we know that for a fact. But this real-life van that Offworld found sporting Portal’s Aperture Science...
Categories Posted inin Business Daily Blips: Game News from June 17th, 2009 Posted byby GamesBeat June 17, 2009 2 min We wish Microsoft would let us have more freedom with our gamertags. That would make us really, really gay. News Blips: • Ironic: Microsoft...
Categories Posted inin Technology How Nvidia plans to get its mojo back Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2009 3 min Last year was a terrible year for Nvidia. The company had a ton of inventory going into the fourth quarter, just as the demand...