Categories Posted inin Business IGN gets a new home under new owners Ziff Davis Posted byby GamesBeat February 4, 2013 1 min IGN, which runs a network of video game and entertainment news websites, was sold by owners News Corp. to Ziff Davis, the companies announced today. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 25, 2013 7 min The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business One in four Black Ops II players plan to call in sick on Call of Duty release day Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 12, 2012 1 min It comes a day after Veterans Day, but a bunch of gamers are thinking of Black Ops II launch day as a holiday. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: After raising $8.6M on Kickstarter, Ouya keeps the ball rolling Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 28, 2012 3 min Former IGN chief Roy Bahat is becoming chairman of Ouya, which continues to attract indie game developers to its Android-based open game console. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Big names in gaming sound off on what to expect at E3 Posted byby GamesBeat June 4, 2012 9 min Nineteen big names in gaming answer the question, "What are you most excited to see at E3 this year?" Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Unlock conference aims to draw the game industry’s elite (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 20, 2012 1 min Unlock, a new conference in La Jolla, Calif., is aiming draw the elite executives of the video game industry. The two-day event is hosted... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business IGN lays off some game staff; CBS Interactive buys Giant Bomb Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 15, 2012 2 min Online game sites saw a bit of a shakeup today. News Corp.’s IGN Entertainment laid off some staff, and CBS Interactive acquired game review site Giant... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Wikia, Jimmy Wales’ for-profit company, passes IGN to become the largest network of gaming sites on the web Posted byby GamesBeat March 12, 2012 2 min What happens when you combine the Wiki model of open, collaborative editing with just a pinch of old-school oversight? In the case of Wikia,... Continue Reading 2 min