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
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: With Valve’s Steam Machines and Oculus VR’s funding, gaming innovation is getting interesting Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2013 4 min With so much money behind it, the underdog doesn't looks so weak anymore. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: How quickly will we become bored with the new consoles? Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 5 min The new consoles don't have a critic's favorite. With no killer app, will we get bored quickly? Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Sony's Gracenote powers music-matching service for Xbox Music Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 5, 2013 2 min The rare partnership between rivals will deliver better music recommendations and other features for users. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One or PlayStation 4? The GamesBeat community chooses Posted byby Mike Minotti December 4, 2013 2 min We ask our followers on Twitter and Facebook to pick an early winner in the next-gen battle. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft counters 2.1M PlayStation 4s sold with an infographic about zombies and combos Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 3, 2013 1 min Microsoft responds to Sony's PS4 sales announcement with an infographic. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii games beat out next-gen sales on Black Friday Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 2, 2013 2 min Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners came out in force on Black Friday, accounting for more sales of games than next-generation buyers, according to... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft’s Xbox One wins early sales battle on Black Friday Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 30, 2013 2 min Microsoft’s Xbox One was the most popular video game console on Black Friday, according to a survey of early shoppers by shopping market research... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The Xbox One cost $471 to make. The PS4 costs $381. And why this matters in the long run Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 29, 2013 4 min The battle between the Microsoft Xbox One and the Sony PlayStation 4 is well under way. Actual sales for the first selling season won’t... Continue Reading 4 min