GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Nvidia’s earnings drop 55 percent with PC slowdown, but beats expectations
Nvidia said that its net income fell 48 percent for the first fiscal quarter ended April 29. But the graphics-chip maker beat expectations and...
The DeanBeat: A tale of two industry giants
The rivalry between Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts came into focus this week as both companies reported their quarterly results, revealing their latest thinking...
Why China’s game business will hit $20B by 2016 (exclusive interview)
China has one of the most dynamic and unique game markets in the world. Rising from virtual non-existence a decade ago, and surviving a...
Cmune spreads UberStrike to new platforms and raises funds from Skype founder
Cmune has just announced that it has raised money from Atomico, the international venture capital firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström.
Game News Roundup: Sony loses billions and Microsoft ponders Kinect-controlled internet browsing
Sony's PlayStation division loses $2.8 billion over the full year, and Microsoft is working on Kinect-controlled internet browsing for the Xbox 360.
Carmageddon devs run over Double Fine’s Tim Schafer in the name of Kickstarter
Who says that time is a healer? Stainless Games certainly don’t think so, as they’ve demonstrated by lovingly digitizing Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer for their Carmageddon Kickstarter campaign, then running him over. Three times.
Game sales crash 42 percent in April with a light release schedule and early Easter
Video game sales fell 42% percent in April, with total industry sales falling to $630.4 million from $930.9 million a year ago, according to market researcher NPD Group. The early Easter holiday this year may have contributed to the lower than expected sales numbers along with a relatively light game release schedule for the month.
Sony considering autostereoscopic display that adjusts to user’s position
Sony wants to improve 3D displays by having them adjust according to the viewer's distance from the screen.
Nintendo DSi, DSi XL receiving price cuts this month
Nintendo is slashing prices on its older portable systems.