Categories Posted inin Technology Bunchball unveils analytics program to measure engagement with web sites Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 2, 2010 2 min Bunchball is announcing a new analytics service today — one that measures how well a web site incentivizes and rewards consumers. The San Jose,...
Categories Posted inin Business Discovering the Intrinsic Fun of Simple Games Posted byby GamesBeat March 2, 2010 2 min Editor's note: Chris absolutely nails why I named New Super Mario Bros. Wii my game of the year last year: It provides simple, unadulterated...
Categories Posted inin Business Sony fixes a nasty leap year bug for the PlayStation Network Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 2, 2010 1 min Those deprived PlayStation 3 gamers can now rejoice. After a crippling bug hit the game console over the weekend, service has been restored on...
Categories Posted inin Business Sony confirms PlayStation Network problems for older PS 3s; says don’t use older PS 3 until bug is fixed Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 1, 2010 1 min Sony confirmed today that it has had an outage for its PlayStation Network that affects gamers with older PlayStation 3 consoles. The Japanese company...
Categories Posted inin Business Final additions for GamesBeat@GDC: Relan, Friedler Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 1, 2010 2 min I’d like to announce the final set of speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in...
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture I record my life by console cycles Posted byby GamesBeat March 1, 2010 4 min I stand in front of a coin-op tower. Two glowing orange rectangles stare me in the eyes, their yawning slots demanding something I do...
Categories Posted inin Business BioShock Sculptor: Dedicated Artist or Mad Genius? Posted byby GamesBeat March 1, 2010 1 min We've seen some amazing BioShock artwork and cosplay, but nothing says "I love Bioshock" like taking a chainsaw and carving a Big Daddy out...
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture Project Your Money Posted byby GamesBeat March 1, 2010 2 min Do you hear that? If you listen really closely you can hear it. It is big gaming coming for your cold hard cash, and...
Categories Posted inin Business Reviews Spotlight: Aliens, Zombies, and Bullies Posted byby GamesBeat March 1, 2010 2 min Look alive, private! The week's over and we're buggin' out. You know what that means? That's right — the Bitmob Reviews Spotlight! Kevin Zhang-Xing...
Categories Posted inin Business Japanese 3D Head-Tracking Game: A Reason to Buy a Nintendo DSi? Posted byby GamesBeat March 1, 2010 1 min It's pretty obvious that the cameras on the Nintendo DSi are going to be used for any number of kids games. Take pictures of...