Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft may finally remove Xbox Live Gold requirement for Netflix, Hulu Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 13, 2014 2 min Microsoft's new Xbox boss is reportedly considering dropping the double fee for access to third-party video services. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business CEO David Helgason on why Unity has expanded into mobile game-dev services (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 16 min Unity was at the right place and time when mobile games took off. Now it is expanding into services and game asset sales because it doesn't like to see game developers die. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: If you blinked, you don’t know how big the mobile gaming industry has become Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 7 min The state of mobile gaming based on the speakers at Mobile Gaming USA. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business GLAAD to Nintendo: Lack of gay characters in new life sim is ‘hurtful’ and ‘behind the times’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 8, 2014 4 min Nintendo is giving players a ton of choices to express themselves in Tomodachi Life for the 3DS, but homosexuality isn't one of them. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tricks and tips for how to get your game featured in the Apple’s App Store Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 7, 2014 4 min Former Apple marketing manager Michael Ehrenberg describes the tricks to get noticed and featured by Apple. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business King beats estimates with revenues of $608 million on continuing Candy Crush Saga dominance Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 7, 2014 2 min One of the biggest mobile-gaming publishers is still making bank thanks to Candy Crush Saga. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Electronic Arts’ Q4 crushes Wall Street estimates Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 6, 2014 2 min Electronic Arts beats expectations for the fourth quarter in a row. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business King’s stock price picks up as underwriters attempt to crush investor concerns Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 5, 2014 3 min King relies heavily on Candy Crush Saga, and that has scared off investors so far. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Walking the line with unpopular video game causes (update) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 2, 2014 4 min The dispute between ZeniMax and John Carmack over the Oculus VR technology isn't easy to figure out. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business 18 year olds are making $10K a month from user-generated games in Roblox Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 1, 2014 2 min Twin 18-year-old brothers are the first to score payments for making games inside the Roblox virtual world. Continue Reading 2 min