Nintendo wants a taste of your YouTube action — and creators hate it Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 30, 2015 4 min Nintendo is willing to let people on YouTube make money with Mario games, but it wants a taste of the action as well. Continue Reading 4 min
Oculus Super Bowl party could be the future of social sports broadcasting Posted byby GamesBeat January 30, 2015 4 min Want to watch the Super Bowl with friends from all over the world? AltspaceVR has you covered -- if you have Oculus Rift. Continue Reading 4 min
Windows 10 preview: PC gaming works great, but the Xbox App is full of dead ends Posted byby GamesBeat January 26, 2015 8 min We test the gaming features of the Windows 10 technical preview, including the new Xbox App. Continue Reading 8 min
ISIS and gaming: 5 students want to teach about surviving under the militants’ heel Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 23, 2015 3 min A game that attempts an exploration of living as a refugee in ISIS-occupied Iraq and Syria. Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: The pendulum will swing from consoles to PC games in 2015 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 23, 2015 4 min The Windows ecosystem will stay open, as Valve's Steam store will still be easily accessible on Windows 10. Continue Reading 4 min
PlayStation 4 in China: Why Sony is willing to put up with piracy, the gray market, and communist red tape Posted byby GamesBeat January 22, 2015 10 min Sony's launch of the PlayStation 4 in China has the potential to be huge. Continue Reading 10 min
Wooga makes its next big bet on hidden-object mobile game Agent Alice (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2015 3 min Wooga follow's Pearl's Peril with another in the genre targeting older female players. It was built with a team of 80 developers. Continue Reading 3 min
Game company exits topped $24B in 2014 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2015 3 min As corporate buyers invade gaming, midtier firms are feeling the big squeeze. Continue Reading 3 min
Candy Crush Saga mobile mastermind Tommy Palm leaves King for a new startup (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2015 3 min Tommy Palm starts Resolution Games with other Swedish game veterans. Continue Reading 3 min
Mobile marketing automation: 1.5% penetration now, could triple in 2015 Posted byby GamesBeat January 15, 2015 3 min Big apps like Subway Surfer and Plants vs. Zombies use MMA to boost monetization, and major brands like Starbucks, Walgreens, and ESPN use MMA to increase engagement and enable omnichannel marketing. Continue Reading 3 min