Categories Posted inin Business Confirmed: EA's Nick Earl takes over the studio president's job at mobile-game company Kabam (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 1, 2014 3 min The move is the latest in a series of hires to beef up Kabam's management team. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox One price drop, Sunset Overdrive reviewed, and Colbert talks about #GamerGate Posted byby Mike Minotti October 31, 2014 4 min This time, a bunch of publishers beat sales expectations, Mike Tyson fights himself in Punch-Out!!, and we continue our Pitch Us in One Tweet... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ubisoft beats expectations as digital sales surge Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 30, 2014 2 min Digital makes up more than a quarter of Ubisoft's sales through the first half of its fiscal year. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Alienware unveils 'graphics amplifier' to give laptops screaming desktop performance Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 28, 2014 2 min Alienware laptops will have a special connector that connects directly to the graphics card. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Smash Bros. news, League of Legends dominates, and Civilization: Beyond Earth review Posted byby Mike Minotti October 24, 2014 3 min Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Unity founder steps down to let ex-EA CEO John Riccitiello take over — here's why Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 22, 2014 3 min Unity founder David Helgason is stepping aside, but he will remain with the company. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Microsoft releases final Kinect SDK 2.0 and starts accepting Kinect apps in the Windows Store Posted byby GamesBeat October 22, 2014 2 min Microsoft today released the final Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which you can download now for free directly from Microsoft.com. The launch means developers... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game sales will reach $100B later than expected despite strong showings from PS4 and Xbox One Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 21, 2014 2 min A certain kind of player isn't buying console games anymore, and that's going to slow down games sales. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ranked: All 32 billion-dollar mobile Internet startups (report) Posted byby GamesBeat October 20, 2014 2 min A little less than two months ago there were 25 billion-dollar mobile Internet startups. In a sign of just how quickly the mobile ecosystem is... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat Weekly Roundup: PlayStation 4 still beats Xbox One, World of Warcraft gets more players, and Kardashian rules mobile Posted byby Mike Minotti October 17, 2014 3 min Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we help you make an incredible player in NBA 2K15’s MyCareer mode, we look at the worst way... Continue Reading 3 min