Confirmed: Former Nokia chief Stephen Elop will run Microsoft’s Xbox and tablet businesses Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 25, 2014 1 min A leaked memo shows Julie Larson-Green will move to a new job, and Nokia's Stephen Elop will run divisions that include the Xbox platform. Continue Reading 1 min
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to direct a movie about how Sega took on Nintendo Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 2 min The Sega Genesis versus the Super Nintendo was one of the earliest battles in the “console wars,” and now some filmmakers that specialize in... Continue Reading 2 min
Why Steam matters: Valve’s ambitious plan for the future of the PC Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 13 min A technology company in Washington state has 75 million users. It earns more profits-per-employee than Apple or Google, and its fans adore it. That... Continue Reading 13 min
The DeanBeat: What Facebook’s $16B acquisition of WhatsApp says about the rise of Asian games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 21, 2014 3 min Will games prove to be the decisive source of monetization on mobile messaging networks? Continue Reading 3 min
How King built one of the strongest businesses in gaming — and what we learned from its IPO filing Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2014 8 min The King IPO will come down to how long Candy Crush Saga will last and whether it will lead to a whole series of blockbuster hits. Continue Reading 8 min
How mobile developers are using games to help the victims of cyberbullying Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 19, 2014 4 min High School Story has referred over 1,000 teens to professional counselors since December. Continue Reading 4 min
Worldwide spending on mobile game apps tripled in 2013 to $16B Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2014 2 min Games are the biggest part of digital content, accounting for $34 billion in non-app digital spending in 2013. Continue Reading 2 min
Steve Perlman’s Artemis unveils his ‘breakthrough’ wireless broadband technology: pCell Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2014 2 min Steve Perlman is back with another cool tech to save the wireless world. Continue Reading 2 min
BioShock developer Irrational Games ‘winding down’ — founder Ken Levine starting new studio Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 18, 2014 3 min Levine plans to take around 15 Irrational employees to his new endeavor within Take-Two Interactive. Continue Reading 3 min
Candy Crush Saga maker King files for an IPO Posted byby GamesBeat February 18, 2014 3 min King Digital Entertainment makes one of the hottest mobile games around: Candy Crush Saga. It also intends to offer one of the hottest new stocks on Wall Street. Continue Reading 3 min