Categories Posted inin Business Playtox raises $3M in funding to further develop browser-based mobile MMOs Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 4, 2013 2 min Playtox is finding success outside of the App Store, and Runa Capital is investing $3 million to help it expand on mobile browsers. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business After 4 years in development, online game Marvel Heroes debuts Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 3 min David Brevik, creative director, is a bit nervous about the launch. But he has the whole Marvel juggernaut behind him. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a delightful refuge from greedy gameplay mechanics (review) Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 4, 2013 6 min Animal Crossing is the best evidence in the argument against free-to-play games. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hit Detection’s new hire shows where gaming is going: Community first Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 3 min Hit Detection steers toward "community first" game publishing. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Here’s what you need to build your own holodeck Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 4, 2013 3 min We have the technology -- we just need to combine them to create a Star Trek-like virtual-reality experience. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Green Throttle will pay a 10 percent commission to indie devs who sell its controllers Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 2 min If a developer sells a controller for Green Throttle, it can pocket about $4 from the sale. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Double Fine’s Massive Chalice runneth over as it surpasses its crowdfunding goal Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 4, 2013 1 min The studio's turn-based tactics game has more than 20,000 backers and $740,000 in pledges. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Wikipad’s 7-inch gaming tablet to debut June 11 in U.S. and U.K. Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 1 min The 7-inch device will launch at $249. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why Microsoft made its top-down Windows tablet game, Halo: Spartan Assault (video interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 2 min The Halo franchise moves to the tablet for the first time with a playable game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Harmonix’s Alex Rigopulos on reinventing music games with Disney’s Fantasia (exclusive interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 10 min Harmonix wants to create a musical creation platform that fits with the original vision Disney had for Fantasia. Continue Reading 10 min