GamesBeat

Posted inin Technology

Game startup Trion to disrupt industry with cross-platform online games, nabs deal with Sci Fi Channel

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 2, 2008
5 min

Game startup Trion World Network is today revealing how it is designing massively multiplayer online games with high graphics fidelity that will run across...

Posted inin Gaming Culture

Nvidia shoots for portable Internet handheld market with Tegra brand chips

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 2, 2008
2 min

Intel isn’t going to be alone as it tries to skewer Samsung and other chip makers in portable Internet devices. Nvidia is out to...

Posted inin Technology

ZeniMax Media raises $9.9 million from some big names

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 30, 2008
1 min

ZeniMax Media made big headlines when it raises $300 million from Providence Equity Partners last fall. So a mere $9.9 million in additional funding...

Posted inin Technology

A Q&A with Mark Jacobs, EA’s chief warrior on Warhammer Online

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 29, 2008
7 min

“It’s time to go to war.” That’s how Mark Jacobs opened a recent meeting with analysts at Electronic Arts as he talked about his...

Posted inin Technology

John Antal on making a video game, novel and history book all at once

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 28, 2008
7 min

Cross-media content is the wave of the future, and John Antal shows what’s possible when you think beyond just one medium. He is a...

Posted inin Technology

Google challenge winners give Android thumbs-up

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 27, 2008
5 min

updated Two weeks ago Google announced the first-round winners of its two-round Android Developer Challenge (ADC). The contest, which is promising a total of...

Posted inin Technology

Electronic Arts buys Hands-On Mobile Korea

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 23, 2008
1 min

Electronic Arts is expanding its grip on the mobile gaming market with its acquisition today of Hands-On Mobile Korea for an undisclosed price. The...