The DeanBeat: The fears, complexities, and hopes of Hollywood games
Eric Goldberg, managing director of Crossover Technologies, told me this week at the GameDaily Connect event in Anaheim, California, that a huge amount of...
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...
The DeanBeat: Favorite female game characters that aren’t an embarrassment
Here’s a thought for the hardcore male gamers who might be offended by all of the attention from “social justice warriors” who are trying to make the game business more accepting of women. Some of the best games being created today have great female characters.
The DeanBeat: The best video games are becoming part of something larger
The biggest game companies are thinking bigger when it comes to transmedia entertainment.
Kabam and Lionsgate team up to create The Hunger Games mobile title
The deal is a coup of Kabam, a maker of free-to-play mobile-social games based on films like The Hobbit and Fast & Furious, as it tries to distinguish its role-playing strategy titles from the huge pack of clones on mobile devices.
‘Hunger Games’ film studio Lionsgate moves into the game business
Nerdist cofounder Peter Levin will lead movie studio's investments and acquisitions in gaming.
BioShock vs. Hunger Games: Minecraft Edition (video)
The Hunger Games meets BioShock meets Minecraft. Seriously.
The Hunger Games meets Minecraft (video)
Unfortunately, no poorly rendered CG mutant dogs appear in this video, but there are lots of creepers.
Angry Birds Space introduces the age of the mobile game blockbuster
With 10 million downloads in three days, Angry Birds Space has vaulted the mobile-game business into the stratosphere of bona fide entertainment blockbusters. It’s...