H1Z1 now best-selling game on Steam, criticized for ‘pay-to-win’ mechanics Posted byby GamesBeat January 16, 2015 2 min Sony's new zombie survival game is selling great, but player reaction isn't so hot. Continue Reading 2 min
DC Universe Online grows to 18M players, with PlayStation 4 leading the way Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2014 2 min PS4 now accounts for 40 percent of new registrations and 76 percent of the hours played. Continue Reading 2 min
PlayStation Network, League of Legends back online after a day of outages due to DDoS attacks Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 25, 2014 2 min The FBI is looking into a hacker group that is taking credit for the attacks. Continue Reading 2 min
If you make noise in Sony's H1Z1, the zombies will come running after you (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 24, 2014 8 min Players will have to band together to survive in Sony's post-apocalypse massively multiplayer online game. Continue Reading 8 min
This is the end: Why millions of gamers love to play in the apocalypse Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes May 7, 2014 9 min Even though they're unfinished, DayZ and its post-apocalyptic competitors have racked up millions of sales. How did they get so popular? Continue Reading 9 min
Lessons in game marketing from the Ubisoft guy whose team just won 27 awards for it (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 25, 2014 10 min Ubisoft's Tony Key says that marketers have to be ready for user-generated content and livestreaming. Continue Reading 10 min
Sony Online chief to game marketers: Ignore livestreaming at your own peril Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 23, 2014 3 min Twitch captures authentic fan sentiment, and it's spreading fast. Continue Reading 3 min
Sony Online chief turns directly to gamers on Reddit and Twitch to promote his zombie apocalypse game H1Z1 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 21, 2014 7 min The new rules of game marketing mean you have to reach gamers directly. Continue Reading 7 min
The father of EverQuest pitches his next-generation online fantasy game world Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2014 10 min Brad McQuaid aims to fill a gap by making an MMO geared toward group combat. Continue Reading 10 min
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Free Realms, and two other Sony Online Entertainment MMOs ending Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 24, 2014 2 min The company is moving on to more promising titles. Continue Reading 2 min