Didn’t go to BlizzCon 2013? Here’s what you missed (gallery) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes November 12, 2013 5 min GamesBeat chronicles its BlizzCon 2013 experience into one handy slideshow. Continue Reading 5 min
Activision Blizzard’s CEO believes next-generation console prices will come down faster than ever before Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2013 2 min Will consumers benefit from lower prices in this hardware cycle? Continue Reading 2 min
World of Warcraft down another 100,000 subscribers (updated) Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 6, 2013 1 min The MMORPG now has 7.6 million subscribers. Continue Reading 1 min
Call of Duty: Ghosts isn’t as good as last year’s Black Ops II — or Battlefield 4 (review) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 5, 2013 18 min Call of Duty: Ghosts is an admirable effort, but it couldn't fight off the effects of gravity for an aging franchise. Continue Reading 18 min
With 45M monthly viewers, livestreaming startup Twitch raises $20M — and gets investment from Grand Theft Auto V parent Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 30, 2013 3 min Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive joins the latest round of funding for the popular video-streaming service. Continue Reading 3 min
Activision appeals to Delaware Supreme Court to lift block on massive Vivendi deal Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 24, 2013 1 min An Activision investor sued the publisher's board to halt the deal. The case goes to court Oct. 10. Continue Reading 1 min
The perfect storm: How Blizzard North channeled chaos to design the original Diablo Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 16, 2013 5 min The author of a new Blizzard book, Stay Awhile and Listen, analyzes game design at one of the industry's most successful companies. Continue Reading 5 min
Activision unveils Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer, and you can play a woman Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 14, 2013 4 min Activision reveals the multiplayer combat in its next big Call of Duty game. Continue Reading 4 min
Skylanders: Swap Force has lots of variety … and repetition (hands-on preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 29, 2013 4 min You can now swap Skylanders toys to create new creatures. Is that enough to keep the juggernaut franchise going? Continue Reading 4 min
Activision Blizzard stock soars 15%, Zynga's falls 14% — what does it mean for games? Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 4 min Investors piled out of Zynga and seemingly right into Activision Blizzard. Continue Reading 4 min