Battlefield 3 Premium’s success leads EA to plan more ‘premium’ services
EA's Battlefield 3 Premium service hit 800,000 members within its first two weeks, but how does it stack up against long-time competitor Call of Duty Elite?
Introducing the finalists for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ Competition
Drumroll, please…. Here’s our finalists for our best game startup battle, dubbed the Who’s Got Game? competition. The finalists go up on stage for...
How game designers are influencing the world of gamification
As the gamification industry continues to grow, it looks to game designers for help and advice.
The DeanBeat: Zynga battles to dominate the red ocean, not the blue
Will the red ocean strategy work for Zynga? The sharks are in the water as the social game giant goes head-on against competitors.
Relief for developers? Apple app downloads pick up in May while marketing costs dip
For much of this year, the number of downloads in the Apple App Store has dropped, and the cost of acquiring new users —...
Delaware’s approval of online gambling will make social game companies perk up
Delaware authorized online gambling today, as the state Senate approved a bill by a 14-6 vote to allow online betting in the state. The...
Gaikai streams Bulletstorm console game in the Chrome browser
Game startup Gaikai streamed the high-end first-person shooter Bulletstorm to the Chrome web browser today in a demo at the Google I/O conference in...
Meet the judges for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ game-startup competition
We’d like to formally introduce our judges for the Who’s Got Game contest for the industry’s best game startup. They include: Ann Burkett is...
Console game studio Radical Entertainment shuts its doors
Radical Entertainment, a 20-year-old game studio that recently made the Prototype 2 console game for Activision Publishing, has shut down. Audio designer Rob Bridgett,...
Sega closes multiple offices worldwide and focuses on digital
In a major restructuring move, Sega closes offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia, and the Netherlands while increasing focus on stronger IPs such as Sonic and Total War.