Categories Posted inin Business YoVille lives: Zynga agrees to let developer Big Viking Games take over operations Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 24, 2014 3 min A fan-favorite Zynga game will live on under the control of its original creators. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Even Hearthstone runs on Unity — and that’s why it’s already on iPad Posted byby Jason Wilson April 24, 2014 5 min The StarCraft and Diablo publisher has never made a mobile game before -- so it needed a good toolset to pull off the card-battler's port. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ubisoft creative director tells why Watch Dogs took so frigging long to make — and why hacking cities is so much more plausible now (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 24, 2014 10 min Jonathan Morin says players will decide if Watch Dogs becomes a multigame franchise. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Start building: The Minecraft Realms server service is online in North America Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 24, 2014 2 min After months of development, Mojang finally unleashes its easy-to-use Minecraft server service. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apps featured by Apple or Google get 6 times the downloads and 9 times the revenue — or nothing Posted byby GamesBeat April 24, 2014 2 min Everyone who has published an app in the iOS App Store wants Apple to feature them, because that will boost download numbers to insane... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Riding on virtual reality fever, Virtuix raises $3M round for Omni VR treadmill Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 24, 2014 2 min The Facebook-Oculus deal has validated the VR market. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Activision brings life to toys in Skylanders: Trap Team (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 23, 2014 4 min With the new version, you can trap characters in the digital realm and store them in a toy. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business How the PS4 version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn stacks up to the PC, PS3 versions Posted byby Mike Minotti April 23, 2014 4 min We see how Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm reborn on the PlayStation 4 stacks up against PC and PlayStation 3 versions. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Big Zynga shakeup leaves founder Mark Pincus out of day-to-day operations Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 23, 2014 2 min Former Microsoft Xbox Live veteran Alex Garden will run Zynga's game studios. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga beats expectations as its mobile business starts to pick up social’s slack Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 23, 2014 3 min Zynga is well positioned for a potential resurgence in 2014 if FarmVille 2 can deliver on iOS and Android. Continue Reading 3 min