Sony Online Entertainment chief says online frag game PlanetSide 2 is a smashing success (interview)
And by the way, don't hack the game. Because John Smedley hates cheaters with a passion.
CCP’s David Reid says Dust 514 heralds a new free-to-play era on consoles (interview)
Our interview with CCP Games chief marketing officer David Reid details the free-to-play business model of its upcoming console shooter Dust 514, its tie-ins with the massively multiplayer PC title Eve Online, and the challenges faced in balancing and marketing another shooter for a console audience.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Sony’s free-to-play online shooter Planetside 2 will pack 2,000 players in an arena (interview)
First-person shooter games have become a multibillion-dollar market. But no one has really succeeded in the massively multiplayer online space with high-end hardcore shooters....
GamesBeat’s gigantic E3 2012 roundup
We've corralled the entirety of our E3 2012 coverage from the showfloors, meeting rooms, conference halls, and beyond. If you missed out -- or need a refresher -- on GamesBeat's E3 coverage, take a look here!
GamesBeat’s E3 2012 Game of the Show…plus staff picks
Here is our Game of the Show for E3 2012, the industry trade show, along with individual staff picks.
Sony Online Entertainment’s Planetside 2 hands on preview
GamesBeat spent some time with this upcoming free to play MMOFPS from Sony Online Entertainment.