Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: How quickly will we become bored with the new consoles? Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 5 min The new consoles don't have a critic's favorite. With no killer app, will we get bored quickly? Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Android's share of global device sales growing 14-times faster than iOS Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 5, 2013 2 min Market-research firm IDC and app-tracking company App Annie have a report on mobile and handheld gaming for Q3 2013. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile game publisher Kabam drops $18M to put its name on UC Berkeley's football field Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 5, 2013 2 min In a milestone for social mobile game companies, Kabam sponsor's the football field at Cal. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The iPad has a huge hit in Natural Motion's Clumsy Ninja, with 10M downloads in a week Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2013 4 min NaturalMotion says its autonomous virtual character is taking off in all territories, with fans that cross all age groups and genders. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft’s ‘Threshold’ initiative will further unify Windows across mobile, desktop, and Xbox One Posted byby GamesBeat December 2, 2013 2 min After bringing the Windows core to Windows Phone and the Xbox One, Microsoft is planning even further integration between all of its platforms in... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The Xbox One cost $471 to make. The PS4 costs $381. And why this matters in the long run Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 29, 2013 4 min The battle between the Microsoft Xbox One and the Sony PlayStation 4 is well under way. Actual sales for the first selling season won’t... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Glu Mobile chief says Google Glass could trigger another ‘iPhone moment’ for gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 27, 2013 15 min Glu CEO Niccolo de Masi believes that Glass may be another "iPhone moment" for mobile games. Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Business Can Supercell keep the magic of its blockbuster Clash of Clans mobile game going? (interview part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 26, 2013 13 min In the second part of this interview, we learn more about how Supercell has become one of the juggernauts in mobile gaming. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Comb your hairy feet: Lego The Hobbit is coming in 2014 Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 25, 2013 1 min Lego, Warner Bros., and TT Games are coming together again, this time for Lego adaptations of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat’s 2013 ‘Naughty and Nice’ Alternative Holiday Gift Guide for your geek Posted byby GamesBeat November 25, 2013 5 min For those you love and those you hate, GamesBeat brings you an alternative holiday shopping guide for the gamers in your life. Continue Reading 5 min