Categories Posted inin Business Vivendi execs considered firing Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick over buyout Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 17, 2014 2 min Vivendi’s leaders considered firing Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick over matters related to the sale of the French company’s stake in the big... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Destiny's beta isn't 1080p on Xbox One — but Bungie promises it'll get there in time for launch Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min Bungie says it is working to make improvements before unleashing the game Sept. 9. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business A real-world criminal dictator is suing Activision for portraying him as a criminal dictator in Call of Duty Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min Noriega is seeking damages because he claims Activision made more money selling Call of Duty: Black Ops II thanks to featuring his likeness. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business At 60M players, Roblox takes the plunge into Android Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 16, 2014 2 min The favorite world for kids' user-generated content has hit its fourth platform. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nitero unveils next-generation Wi-Fi for fast video transfers from the small screen to the big screen Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 16, 2014 2 min You can stream 4K video from a smartphone to a big screen with the new chip. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business iOS still dominates Google Play for making money as China and Japan turn up the spending Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min Google Play is actually outpacing iOS in terms of downloads, but people open up their wallets more for Apple. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business 5th Planet Games pulls in $3 million in its first funding round Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2014 2 min The developer will use the money to pay for an acceleration of its mobile-game production. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Saints Row developer threatened to leave Champaign — until the city gave it $200K Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 3 min Volition is one of the biggest employers in downtown Champaign. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business PS4: a 'lesser' platform for Star Citizen developer, won't 'dumb down' PC version for it Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 2 min Star Citizen may go to console, but the developer promises that won't drag down the PC version. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Buzztime's tablet games turn dead restaurants into party spots (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 15, 2014 3 min Buzztime's games hit 5 million registered players. Continue Reading 3 min