Categories Posted inin Business E3 was filled with new things for GameStop to sell to hardcore gamers (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 19, 2014 10 min There were no price cuts on older consoles. But Xbox Ones are flying off the shelves at $400. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon's new CEO wants creative devs, free-to-play to be fair — and cloners to take a hike (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2014 15 min Owen Mahoney, new CEO of Asian free-to-play game giant Nexon, says we've gone through five years where the best game creators weren't being rewarded. Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Business The 10 coolest technologies for gamers at this year’s E3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2014 10 min With virtual reality and eye-tracking, gaming's biggest trade show wasn't disappointing with new tech. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business May 2014 NPD: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Watch Dogs, and Mario Kart 8 fuel industry-wide surge Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 16, 2014 3 min Gamers are starting to show up at retail to pick up software now that millions of homes have new-gen consoles. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: My straight-shooting impressions from another E3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 13, 2014 5 min A lot of people asked me what I thought about the show's games, even before it was over. These are the answers I came up with. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business This white DualShock 4 is beautiful Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 12, 2014 1 min Sony's new white PlayStation 4 and controller are grabbing eyes on the E3 show floor. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony’s Scott Rohde on game delays, beating Microsoft, and Project Morpheus Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 11, 2014 10 min Sony's U.S. game boss says his teams are open to experimentation as well as new franchises. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft’s game chief dishes on press events, rumored price cut, and Kinect-less Xbox Ones Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 11, 2014 13 min Microsoft's Xbox and game studios chief Phil Spencer says that he'll marshal the resources needed to come up with huge new intellectual properties. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business New Final Fantasy game coming to PS4 and Xbox One — but Sony backpedals on Vita version Posted byby Jason Wilson June 10, 2014 1 min Fans were bummed after Monday's big press conferences shut out Japanese role-playing games -- not one appeared onstage. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business E3 2014 Day 1: All of the news and trailers Posted byby Jason Wilson June 10, 2014 1 min Whew! While first “official” day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo is today, most of the big news came yesterday during the big hardware and game... Continue Reading 1 min