Half-price mobile users: SessionM launches self-serve mobile user acquisition market Posted byby GamesBeat June 5, 2014 3 min Now you can buy users like you buy potatoes — and on sale, to boot. The mobile user-acquisition wars just took a new turn: SessionM... Continue Reading 3 min
As pixelated art takes off, Pixowl aims to grow its Sandbox to 100M players (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 5, 2014 2 min Pixowl recruits industry veterans Randy Breen and Ed Fries as advisors. Continue Reading 2 min
Don't expect that Early Access game to get finished, says Steam's quietly updated FAQ Posted byby GamesBeat June 4, 2014 3 min Steam has changed the FAQ that explains Early Access to consumers. It now says that not all games will get finished -- we think we might know why. Continue Reading 3 min
Blippar launches a platform for augmented reality games on Google Glass (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 29, 2014 3 min Blippar's platform enables you to interact with the real world via simple games. Will the world become "blippable"? Continue Reading 3 min
Ryse creator Crytek releases CryEngine 'game engine as a service' on Steam (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 28, 2014 2 min Crytek will compete with Unity and Epic Games in providing a game engine as a service. Continue Reading 2 min
Pushing into game services, Unity buys predictive analytics startup Playnomics (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 16, 2014 3 min Unity Technologies is expanding beyond its game engine to services with the acquisition of Playnomics, which provides predictive analytics for game developers, GamesBeat has... Continue Reading 3 min
mNectar makes mobile ads that let you play a game before downloading it (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 14, 2014 4 min mNectar uses cloud and virtualization tech to give users a snippet of game play. These playable ads are four times as effective as other ads. Continue Reading 4 min
Six Ouya exclusives show the console's silly and serious side Posted byby GamesBeat April 1, 2014 5 min Ouya is signing exclusive contracts with independent game developers to sell more consoles, and the results range from silly to serious. Continue Reading 5 min
Yvolver brings the science of loyalty reward programs to mobile games (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 10, 2014 4 min Yvolver believes the time has come to reward gamers for their attention. Continue Reading 4 min
The Xbox One controller: A look at the new rumble, faster speed, smooth design, and everything else (part 4, exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat November 21, 2013 7 min The Xbox One controller rumbles smarter, has better bandwidth, and is made for longer, more comfortable gaming sessions. Continue Reading 7 min