Categories Posted inin Business GameStop racked up $3.15 billion in holiday sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 14, 2014 2 min The retailer's holiday sales were up nearly 10 percent over 2012 -- but software sales lagged. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business PlayStation Now game-streaming service requires DualShock controller on mobile Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 10, 2014 2 min Sony didn't want to rely on virtual touchscreen controls for its PlayStation 3 games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo's stock price jumps on the possibility that China may permit gaming consoles Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 8, 2014 2 min The market reacted positively to news about China, but too many unknowns should dampen that excitement. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony announces Oculus Rift virtual reality headset competitor Posted byby GamesBeat January 7, 2014 1 min Movie watchers and gamers who just like to enjoy their content alone may like Sony’s latest product: a virtual reality headset. The HMZ-T3Q has... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: More terrible predictions for the game industry in 2014 (poll) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 3, 2014 10 min Microsoft and Sony will be in a dead heat, and Nintendo will shed the Wii U. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Publisher 2K working to fix NBA 2K14’s online issues Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 30, 2013 2 min NBA 2K14's online modes are back up and running on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and 2K is working on getting certain modes operational on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Wii U, 3DS eShops will go offline for 12 hours of maintenance starting later today Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 27, 2013 2 min The maintenance will begin today at 1 p.m. Pacific. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment It’s not about bleeps and bloops: A tour of Sony’s full-blown music studio for video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 22, 2013 5 min Sony's video game soundtracks are becoming contenders for Grammy Awards, thanks to its investment in heavy-duty recording studios. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Celebrate the season with these gaming ‘holiday specials’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 20, 2013 4 min GamesBeat helps you get into the Christmas spirit with your favorite games. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe on raising $75M and building the next-generation consumer virtual reality (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2013 13 min Oculus VR CEO explains why Marc Andreessen's firm led a $75M round on the promise of a new consumer prototype for virtual reality goggles. Continue Reading 13 min