RIP, Wii — Nintendo ceases production of its first motion-control console
After nearly seven years, Nintendo is putting an end to production of the original waggle system.
Meet the 7 finalists for the GamesBeat 2013 Who’s Got Game Innovation Showdown
The finalists will present their innovative products or services to an expert panel of judges at our GamesBeat 2013 conference.
A visual tour of Riot Games, one of the ‘best places to work’ (photo gallery)
Riot Games has built itself to more than 800 employees in Santa Monica, Calif. on the strength of League of Legends.
Why is mobile gaming so popular in South Korea?
Mobile games could generate $1.4B in South Korea this year.
Kids code games: 80M user messaging app Kik jams in NYC
Developers love it when kids code games. That’s why Kik Messenger invited NYC Generation Tech to its mobile game jam this weekend. GenTech teaches low-income high...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Ubisoft delays Watch Dogs, times are still uneasy at Zynga, and mobile games soar in value
This week, Ubisoft delays two of its next-gen launch games (Watch Dogs and The Crew) perilously close to the new console launch dates, mobile...
Party time rolls on for mobile gaming: Chinese firm Chukong raises a staggering $50M in latest funding round
Chukong will use the influx of cash to expand its mobile-gaming development and publishing businesses.
Sept. 2013 NPD: Grand Theft Auto V lifts software sales a staggering 52%, Wii U up
GTA V's big month was enough to offset stagnant hardware numbers. Total game-related sales were up 27 percent in September compared to 2012.
The first iOS 7-only game built exclusively on Apple’s new SpriteKit game engine
When Apple released iOS 7 to developers, it also introduced its own game-development engine called SpriteKit that only works with the latest version of...
GamesBeat panel spotlight: How e-sports has become a hot sports ticket
The explosion in e-sports has redefined how companies interact with their communities.