Categories Posted inin Business Cliff Bleszinski on his retirement, returning, what he's learned, and where he's going from here (interview) Posted byby GamesBeat July 21, 2014 14 min The famous game designer leaves an early retirement to work on a new free-to-play shooter. But does he know what he's doing? Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Nexon chief Owen Mahoney explains deal with Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 21, 2014 13 min Why is Asia's Nexon cutting so many deals with Western game makers? Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Cliff Bleszinski's Boss Key Productions hires two Call of Duty vets for its upcoming shooter Posted byby GamesBeat July 18, 2014 1 min Two former Neversoft developers are headed to North Carolina to help Bleszinski make "Blue Streak." Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon, Wargaming, and Zynga's Don Mattrick team up with London Venture Partners for new gaming fund Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 2 min The seed fund will focus on game startups in Europe following LVP's success with Supercell, NaturalMotion, and others. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Cliff Bleszinski met with Zynga and traditional publishers — here's why he's partnering with Nexon Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 9, 2014 2 min Bleszinski says he laughed at the idea of joining with Nexon before talking to his developer friends. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business China helps Guild Wars 2's sales almost double in just 2 months Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 9, 2014 2 min China is quickly turning into one of the most important markets for PC games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon's new CEO wants creative devs, free-to-play to be fair — and cloners to take a hike (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2014 15 min Owen Mahoney, new CEO of Asian free-to-play game giant Nexon, says we've gone through five years where the best game creators weren't being rewarded. Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon partners with Austrian game developer Socialspiel Entertainment to firm up its Western mobile efforts Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 27, 2014 2 min The Japanese publisher is uniting with a studio founded by formers employees of Rockstar Games and Deep Silver. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation? Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 26, 2014 22 min Five global investors weigh in on the state of investing in the game business -- and how entrepreneurs can maneuver in this heady environment. Continue Reading 22 min
Categories Posted inin Business The game academy's new board signals the shift to digital gaming (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 21, 2014 3 min The soul of gaming is changing, and that's reflected in the board of the academy that gives out gaming's Oscars. Continue Reading 3 min