Rovio’s Jami Laes on keeping Angry Birds in the entertainment vortex (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2014 7 min Laes sees technology coming that will blend the game and physical worlds of Angry Birds together. Continue Reading 7 min
Mobile gaming could drive entire video game industry to $100B in revenue by 2017 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2014 2 min Game acquisitions hit a record $5.6B in 2013, even with a number of transactions excluded. Continue Reading 2 min
Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe on the latest virtual reality prototype (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2014 16 min Brendan Iribe says everyone who tries the new demo puts on a happy "Oculus face." Continue Reading 16 min
GameStop’s stock is getting hammered after the retailer lowered its Q4 guidance Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2014 2 min GameStop didn't explain why it lowered its guidance, but analysts expect that software sales were sluggish in December. Continue Reading 2 min
E-sports association Major League Gaming streams its way to operating profitability Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2014 2 min MLG credits its new broadcasting platform with helping it generate more revenue. Continue Reading 2 min
5 secrets you didn’t know about famous sports games Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2014 7 min Michael Vick's STDs, Madden's dumb defense, and Nintendo's 20-year-old rehashes are all unknown aspects of some of the best sports games ever made. Continue Reading 7 min
GameStop racked up $3.15 billion in holiday sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2014 2 min The retailer's holiday sales were up nearly 10 percent over 2012 -- but software sales lagged. Continue Reading 2 min
AMD launches Kaveri processors, aimed at starting a computing revolution Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2014 4 min AMD's new processors will streamline processing of certain kinds of applications. And offer great game performance. Continue Reading 4 min
E-sports tournament-management startup Battlefy raises $1.3M in seed funding Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2014 2 min Battlefy will use the money to fund an expansion of its services into league and player management. Continue Reading 2 min
Because zombies: DayZ’s standalone version tops 1 million in sales in 4 weeks Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2014 2 min DayZ creators says he has "mandate" now to make whatever he wants. Continue Reading 2 min