GamesBeat weekly roundup: GamesBeat Summit, Nintendo to theme parks, and Warcraft loses players
Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat.
The DeanBeat: Learning from the smartest people in the room
The lessons of GamesBeat Summit came from the sages of the industry.
5 Nintendo rides we want to see at Universal theme parks
These are the Nintendo-theme rides we want to see Universal build.
How The Sims creator Will Wright’s new app enables you to share your stories
Thred is a content-creation platform for mobile phones that combines social features, simple navigation, and powerful tools.
RockYou acquires PlayHaven as it moves deeper into mobile ad networks
The move allows the social gaming company to expand its business in mobile devices.
Zynga beats estimates with $183M in revenues — but it’s cutting 364 jobs
Zynga reported its first-quarter results today.
Gamergate’s positive effect: We’re now talking about diversity
Kate Edwards, in the last morning session of today's GamesBeat Summit, details the state of the industry in the wake of the Gamergate campaign.
E-sports makes $612M from its 134M viewers worldwide, SuperData finds
Affluent young men have turned e-sports into a real market worth a lot of money, but most publishers and even the pro players treat it as marketing.
Nolan Bushnell on augmented reality and how self-driving cars will kill the Teamsters
Industry legend Nolan Bushnell discussed the games industry at length -- including his brush with (and brush off of) an investment goldmine -- during the GamesBeat Summit.
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset won’t ship to consumers until early 2016
Oculus has confirmed that its virtual reality (VR) "Rift" headset won't launch in 2015, and instead it will ship to consumers in Q1 2016.