Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft thinks Xbox One is worth $500 for its extra features — even if you don’t want them Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 24, 2013 2 min In Microsoft's battle for the living room, gaming is the Trojan horse. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga expects to be profitable for full fiscal year, so to speak Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2013 4 min Zynga will have a pre-tax profit, and new CEO is bullish on the ability to grow in the future. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology What’s next for Ouya: CEO embraces cloud gaming, is open to third-party consoles Posted byby GamesBeat October 24, 2013 3 min The Ouya’s future looks cloudy — and may come in a variety of consoles. Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman is talking to “all” the cloud... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga losses aren’t bad, but the decline in social gamers continues Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2013 3 min Daily active users fall from 60 million a year ago to 30 million now. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga announces a hiring, not a departure: DeNA West’s Clive Downie is its new chief operating officer Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2013 2 min Downie jumps from DeNA West to the No. 2 job at Zynga. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft sells another 1.2M Xbox 360s in Q1; console approaching 80M in lifetime sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 24, 2013 1 min Those numbers are down from last year as gamers prepare for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Pigskin pick ’em without gambling: Kizzang launches Pick the Board cash prize contest Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2013 2 min Kizzang introduces yet another contest for fantasy sports fans. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology MediaSpike reaches 20M monthly users with product placement in social-mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2013 2 min The game product placement firm also hired two digital advertising industry leaders. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Time to clear out the hard drive: Call of Duty: Ghosts require 40GB of storage space on PC Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 24, 2013 1 min Call of Duty: Ghosts for PC also only works with 64-bit versions of Windows. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super Mario 3D World devs discuss Mario’s future, going HD, and the different ways to say ‘meow!’ (interview) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes October 24, 2013 5 min GamesBeat met with Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and Kenta Motokura to talk about the newest Mario game, Super Mario 3D World. Continue Reading 5 min