GamesBeat 2014’s latest speakers include a free-to-play pioneer, an ad man, and a gambler
Kixeye's Will Harbin, NativeX's Rob Weber, and Playstudios' Monty Kerr are our newest speakers.
Here are the top 10 reasons Apple rejects apps
The top reason why Apple rejects apps: Not enough information.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Amazon buys Twitch, Pokémon gets a fighting game, and 20 years of Gabriel Knight
This time, Amazon bought Twitch, we got our first look at a Pokémon fighting game, and the classic adventure game Gabriel Knight turned 20. You’ll...
HackerRank 'gamifies' technical job recruiting for game companies (exclusive)
Companies like Riot Games and Pocket Gems are using HackerRank to hire engineers.
A real astronomer weighs in on finding habitable planets in Civilization: Beyond Earth (interview)
An astronomy professor talks about the facts and fiction behind the hunt for livable planets in a new Civ video game.
The cost of acquiring mobile app users ebbs in July, but it's still outrageously high
July's costs of getting mobile users fell slightly from June, but it's still up 9% from a year ago.
Amazon's Twitch acquisition is about beating Google and Apple
Amazon is in a battle of ecosystems with Apple, Google, and others, and Twitch -- along with gaming as a whole -- is one of the weapons that Bezos plans to use in the fight.
In global gaming, Amazon gains an advantage, and Google loses a round
While Google held back, Amazon charged into game livestreaming with enthusiasm.
Amazon's purchase of Twitch pushes games M&A to $9.2B so far in 2014
Game deals are already at nearly twice the value of all deals in 2013.
Amazon acquires Twitch: World's largest e-tailer buys largest gameplay-livestreaming site
Amazon is dropping $970 million for the game livestreaming site.