Social game makers: Our job is harder than you think
Social game makers took the stage this afternoon at our GamesBeat@GDC event in San Francisco, where much of the discussion revolved around how building...
EA’s John Schappert: Game industry all about big games getting bigger
With social and online gaming exploding with hundreds of new startups, developers and titles, it would seem that bold, small-scale innovation is where the...
hi5 CTO: Facebook’s game strategy is schizophrenic
As social network hi5 refocuses on gaming, president and chief technology officer Alex St. John has been happy to criticize his giant competitor, Facebook....
Investors look beyond games to the ‘game-ification’ of life
Investors aren’t just looking to fund game makers, or even new technologies — they are looking ahead to the application of gaming mechanics in...
OnLive sets launch date for June, names subscription price and supporting game publishers
After eight years of preparation, games-on-demand startup OnLive is announcing today its plans to launch its subscription service for online games using its novel...
Unity Technologies’ browser-based 3D engine supports Android, iPad and PS 3
Unity Technologies has been disrupting big budget 3D games with its light 3D game technology. The company’s engine lets game developers create a 3D...
Gravity Bear launches 3-D combat Battle Punks game on Facebook
The next-generation Facebook games will arrive one of these days. Gravity Bear, a new social game startup run by game veteran Phil Shenk, is...
GamesBeat@GDC adds fireside chat on building blockbuster franchises: Spike TV, Bungie, BioWare
We’re honored to announce that Geoff Keighley, host of Spike TV’s Game Trailers TV with Geoff Keighley television show, will host a fireside chat...
New batch of GamesBeat@GDC speakers: Vanedge Capital, Raine Group, AdMob
Once again, we’d like to highlight more stellar speakers we lined up for our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for...