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We’d like to thank everyone for coming to GamesBeat 09, our inaugural games conference held Tuesday in San Francisco. The event drew hundreds of...
How Nintendo succeeded in selling 50 million Wiis
Satoru Iwata, chief executive of Nintendo, said today that the Wii game console has now sold more than 50 million units, making it the...
World Golf Tour scores deal with the USGA for virtual golf tour
World Golf Tour is announcing today it has struck a deal with the United States Golf Association to host the first Virtual U.S. Open...
Razer CEO on the future of game user interfaces
Game hardware maker Razer has been around for more than a decade but has built a big gaming peripherals business in the past four...
GamesBeat start-up competition winner: Exponential Entertainment seeks to combine games and movies on the web
Here’s some breaking news. The winner of the GamesBeat 09 Who’s Got Game? start-up competition is Exponential Entertainment. They won both the judges award...
The future of games: Beyond devices, beyond fun
Video games are quickly becoming an art form, agreed the speakers at a panel on the future of gaming at our GamesBeat 2009 conference...
Sony Online hopes to capture family market with Free Realms
John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, hasjust delivered a keynote address for GamesBeat 2009 that covers the history of SOE, and its bold...
Khronos Group launches a lighter version of OpenGL graphics standard
A popular graphics standard is getting an upgrade today as Khronos Group unveils Open GL 3.1 as well as an open standard for 3-D...
VC’s view of games: ‘An infinitely fragmented market’
The economy is soft, admitted the panel of venture capitalists at GamesBeat 2009. But Mitch Lasky, from Benchmark Capital, said, “We’re looking for what...
IBM to launch new version of business simulation game
IBM isn’t a company you’d expect to see at the Game Developers Conference. But Big Blue has been making games for a while now...