Categories Posted inin Business Frank Gibeau on EA’s digital ecosystems, Star Wars games, and Titanfall (interview part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 24, 2013 11 min Check out part two of our interview with EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, and find out more about the software giant's approach to making blockbusters. Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Business Jury sides with Madden programmer in EA lawsuit Posted byby GamesBeat July 24, 2013 1 min A California jury awarded Madden designer Robin Antonick an estimated $11 million in his lawsuit against publisher Electronic Arts. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA says 76 percent of its revenue comes from digital publishing Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 23, 2013 3 min But the company still reports a loss for the first fiscal quarter. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: My favorite games of E3 2013 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 21, 2013 8 min Many companies held back original properties for the next generation of consoles -- and are now showing them off. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business The best technology demos of E3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2013 7 min Virtual reality might well make a comeback in games, based on the reception for Oculus VR. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business How EA’s DICE will become more than the ‘Battlefield studio’ (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 14, 2013 10 min Karl Magnus-Troedsson pulls back the curtain on EA DICE's big games at E3. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA exec Frank Gibeau: ‘We make the ammunition in the hardware wars’ Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 12, 2013 2 min But EA won't bet on one over the other, beyond "tactical exclusives." Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Twitter reacts to E3: Gamers favor Sony over Microsoft Posted byby Mike Minotti June 11, 2013 2 min GamesBeat's community and some industry giants sound off on today's eventful E3 press conferences. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business You can pinch the heads off the undead in PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies 2 (video interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 10, 2013 1 min Producer Alan Murray tells us how PvZ 2 will be different from the gameplay of the original. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Here’s how to commit zombicide in Plants vs. Zombies 2 (hands-on preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 10, 2013 3 min Gameplay changes like the "power toss" will give you more ways to clear your lawn. Continue Reading 3 min