Categories Posted inin Technology Nexon chief Owen Mahoney explains deal with Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 21, 2014 13 min Why is Asia's Nexon cutting so many deals with Western game makers? Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Pop star Lorde: Oculus Rift is like 'being in someone's filth' and 'communism' Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 21, 2014 1 min Lorde worries about the ways that Oculus Rift will "ruin us." Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The new D&D and Neverwinter: Working in the Realms and our favorite dragons (interview, Part 2) Posted byby Jason Wilson July 20, 2014 8 min Dungeons & Dragons may never be the same. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business The new D&D and Neverwinter: Putting the dragons back into the world’s most iconic role-playing game (interview, Part 1) Posted byby Jason Wilson July 19, 2014 9 min Overmeyer: I’ll have to give you a softball answer, but it’s a real answer. Any time things change in the D&D rule set, if there’s anything that makes sense for the MMO — some mechanics for the tabletop just seem to fit and work in the MMO. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google & Apple: ‘If you charge for in-app goodies, you can no longer call your app free’ Posted byby GamesBeat July 18, 2014 2 min Google and Apple respond to European Commission's requests to change how they offer games with in-app purchases. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One gets mobile purchasing and more in August update Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 18, 2014 2 min Microsoft will also now enable you to post text updates to the Xbox One's Activity feed. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Hearthstone slips on iPad, Doom returns, and our favorite 2014 games so far Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 18, 2014 3 min The sun is pummeling us with UV rays, the thermometer reads “too hot,” and no one is releasing any games. It’s the heart of summer, and... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Announcing our next trio of speakers for GamesBeat 2014: a store guy, a broadcaster, and a reporter Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 18, 2014 4 min Bob Meese of Google Play, Malathi Nayak of Reuters, and Jonathan Simpson-Bint of Twitch will join us on Sept. 15-16. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Suck at Dota 2 but wanna live like an e-sports star? Ubisoft says: 'Just Dance' Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 18, 2014 2 min Ubisoft will have a Just Dance tournament in the Electronic Sports World Cup in Paris this October. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: War games make a comeback with strong indie gaming and digital distribution Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 18, 2014 5 min Simulations of the Battle of Gettysburg and the air war over Stalingrad are a welcome addition to indie gaming. Continue Reading 5 min