Categories Posted inin Business Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 3.7% in Q4 2016, fifth consecutive year of decline Posted byby GamesBeat January 11, 2017 2 min The PC market has now been in decline for five years in a row, per at least one research firm. Not all 20 quarters... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Samsung estimates Q4 profit likely surged 50% to a 3 year high Posted byby GamesBeat January 6, 2017 2 min (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super Mario Run for Android is coming soon — you can pre-register now on the Play Store Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 29, 2016 1 min Don’t worry, Android owners. Soon, you too can get angry about paying $10 for a new Mario game on your device. Super Mario Run... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Accenture’s top 5 predictions for what will be hot at CES 2017 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 29, 2016 11 min Roughly 177,000 people are expected to converge on Las Vegas next week for the Consumer Electronics Show. CES 2017 will have around 2 million... Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Business 11 Android and iOS games for your new phone or tablet Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 25, 2016 6 min If you just turned on your brand new Google Pixel, iPhone 7, or iPad Mini for the first time, you’re probably looking for some games... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Pokémon Go launches on Apple Watch — and now I want an Apple Watch Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 22, 2016 2 min It finally makes sense to own an Apple Watch — you can now use it to capture digital Charmanders. Pokémon Go is now available... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo: Super Mario Run had 40 million downloads in 4 days Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 21, 2016 2 min Mario has star power, and I’m not talking about invincibility. Super Mario Run was downloaded 40 million times in the first four days of... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why Nintendo should ignore Super Mario Run’s poor reviews Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 20, 2016 2 min Nintendo’s first gaming app for iPhones is megapopular, but it is also annoying some iOS gamers because it ignores the free-to-play business model. Super Mario... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Watch Dogs 2 excoriates Silicon Valley’s tech companies and warns about election fraud Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 20, 2016 6 min By choosing to set Watch Dogs 2 in the smart city of San Francisco, Ubisoft’s game creators were able to sharpen their criticism of... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sensor Tower: Super Mario Run beats Pokémon Go record — 4 days to 25 million downloads Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 19, 2016 2 min Few video game characters are as popular as Pikachu, Pokémon’s mascot. I say “few” because of Mario. It took Super Mario Run only four... Continue Reading 2 min