The DeanBeat: The top 12 trends from the GDC
Too often, I flit from one conference to another like a wayward butterfly, trying to catch up with all the news. But the Game...
Nexuiz thrills with speed and variety, bores with weapons and long waits (review)
Xbox Live Arcade's latest shooter is no Sunday driver. But is speed (and a fascinating instant-mod "Dynamic Mutators" system) enough to keep this game competitive?
Ninja Gaiden’s creator Itagaki pleads for game designers to create titles that change lives
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tomonobu Itagaki was at the top of his game. The legendary Japanese game design leader of Team...
GamesBeat weekly news roundup
Here’s some of the stories that ran only on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more stories exclusively on the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat now,...
THQ CEO admits confidence was “misplaced” on children’s video games
THQ chief executive Brian Farrell ate some major crow on his company’s analyst conference call today. “We anticipated our third fiscal quarter would be...
Earnings fall short of target for embattled game publisher THQ
THQ‘s net income for the third fiscal quarter fell short of the number expected by analysts. The results show how tough the video game...
Report: THQ cutting 170+ staff, including VP of technology
[Update: THQ confirmed in a filing that it is cutting 240 jobs.] Game publisher and developer THQ is set to announce their financials on...
Analysts: THQ has taken a step in the right direction
Many eyes in the gaming industry will be on THQ on Thursday, Feb. 2 when it releases its financial results for the third quarter...
THQ to drop licensed kids’ games and focus on “core” content
Video game publisher THQ today announced it is officially shifting its focus from traditional kids’ licensed games to “core” franchises such as Saints Row,...
THQ launches a Margaritaville Online Facebook game
In a major attempt to diversify, traditional video game publisher THQ is launching its Margaritaville Online social game on Facebook today. Inspired by the...