Categories Posted inin Business Second annual Unlock conference targets a small but elite game crowd Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 4, 2013 2 min It's an unstructured game conference that nobody is supposed to know about. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business How GungHo Online Entertainment created Puzzle & Dragons, the surprise billion-dollar mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 4, 2013 10 min The company's hit game is on its way to $1 billion in revenue, and its market value is bigger than Zynga's. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Id Software’s fate reportedly uncertain with Rage 2 cancellation and Doom 4 delays Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 4, 2013 2 min Bethesda confirms a reboot, but has no comment on Rage 2 cancellation. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Monaco begins stealing hearts on April 24 Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 3, 2013 1 min Monaco is due out for Xbox Live Arcade and Steam with a Mac version to follow after. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business LucasArts’ mixed legacy: A breeding ground for great games and designers that relied too much on Star Wars Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 3, 2013 7 min The old Star Wars game business apparently wasn't enough to carry the longtime studio into the new age of games. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business First free SimCity add-on content is an ad for Nissan Leaf Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 3, 2013 1 min SimCity partners with Nissan to advertise the Leaf. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Huh? EA builds an app for sharing music and photos (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 3, 2013 1 min Is this a glimpse of EA's future? Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Disney shutters publisher LucasArts Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 3, 2013 2 min After 30 years of developing Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and other original video games, developer LucasArts is no more. Destroyed not by the Empire but closed by its new owner, The Walt Disney Company, as originally reported today by GameInformer. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Trion Worlds launches massively multiplayer shooter Defiance with a lot on the line Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 3, 2013 2 min Defiance heads out to gamers two weeks before the show debuts. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business NCAA Football 14: My fluffy two-minute interview with cover star Denard Robinson of Michigan Posted byby GamesBeat April 3, 2013 3 min The former University of Michigan star quarterback chats with us about who he plays in football video games and being the face of NCAA Football 14. Continue Reading 3 min