Wow, gamers really hate Diablo: Immortal
Diablo: Immortal, the latest offering from Blizzard is the latest game to face the horrors of being review bombed. Early reviews of the game...
The DeanBeat: 12 predictable predictions on gaming in 2019
I’m making my annual predictions for the game industry again, not because I’m good at it, but because it has become one of the...
Pandora’s loot box: the legal ramifications of microtransactions game makers
The landscape surrounding microtransactions in video games continues to evolve at a pace outstripping the law’s ability to keep up. Just months after enduring public...
Grand Theft Auto Online cushions the blow of Red Dead’s delay
Take-Two Interactive Software delayed Red Dead Redemption 2 this week until 2018. But that didn’t derail the company’s outlook for the current fiscal year....
Free-to-play ad monetization: what works — and what turns players totally off (webinar)
DeltaDNA CEO Mark Robinson and VentureBeat’s own Dean Takahashi discuss what kind of F2P ad monetization works — and, as importantly, what doesn’t. This...
The secrets to successful F2P ad monetization (webinar)
Join us for this live webinar. Register here for free. Free-to-play (F2P) games have become a hot-button issue for the mobile industry. Everyone loves playing...
Kongregate CEO Emily Greer: There’s nothing small about microtransactions
SAN FRANCISCO — For Emily Greer, the cofounder and CEO of indie game portal Kongregate, microtransactions is a misnomer to describe the in-app purchases...
How Nexon accidentally invented microtransactions
SAN FANCISCO – For two years, Nexon has been looking for game companies that share its free-to-play philosophy. The search ended with new partnerships...
You can pay more to play less of Assassin's Creed: Unity
Gamers can pay money to buy in-game upgrades rather than earning them through play.
Forza 5 studio cuts microtransaction prices for cars following outcry from fans
Forza Motorsport 5 features an alternative currency that players can purchase with real money. Some cars cost more than $15 in tokens -- and fans were not happy about it.