Prison Architect is not for the faint of heart
Prison Architect is a top-down voyage into the horrors of penitentiaries, and you’re always at the center of the chaos. Hell, sometimes you’re even...
GamesBeat 2015 addresses how to play the branding game right
There’s been a mad rush into brands in the past year, thanks in no small part to the success of celebrity-branded Kim Kardashian: Hollywood,...
5 Rock Band songs I’ve learned to love
Many people scan the track list to music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero for their favorite songs. They’ll evaluate the list by one...
Microsoft unveils wearable holograms in HoloLens, taking applications for devkit today
Microsoft announced wearable holograms for its HoloLens gaming platform at an event in New York today. The on-stage demonstration showed a game player wearing...
Ninja Metrics uses analytics to boost Springboard’s retail and ecommerce revenues
Ninja Metrics refined its ability to predict who would spend money in free-to-play games. And now it is turning that technology loose on a...
Localytics introduces ‘Predictions’ to counter the biggest problem for mobile publishers today: Churn
If you’re an app developer, it’s very likely your users can substitute your app with one from a competitor that essentially provides the same value...
An insider’s take on monetizing free-to-play games
From a monetization perspective, the greatest strength of the free-to-play mobile games model is its flexibility. The challenge of convincing people to pay for...
Minecraft developer teases ‘secret feature’ that’s ‘like Mario 64’
Minecraft is never finished, and one of its developers is looking at a Nintendo classic for inspiration. Minecraft: Pocket Edition developer Tommaso Checchi at Mojang...
GamesBeat 2015 has a big focus on diversity and gaming’s women leaders
We’re happy to say that we’ll have more women speakers than ever before at GamesBeat 2015, and the topic of diversity will come up...
The Dreamcast’s latest release (you read that right), The Ghost Blade won’t satisfy hardcore shoot-’em-up fans
Dreamcast fans will love The Ghost Blade, but will hardcore shoot-em up players?