China’s Perfect World quietly becomes a North American powerhouse in online games (interview)
Perfect World is making its move into the Western online gaming markets.
‘Hero Profiles’ adds World of Warcraft-esque Armory to Diablo III
Loot and achievements are at the heart of Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo III, and now players have an expansive new way to track both from anywhere on the game's site.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: MMO troubles, virtual reality, gaming, and slow Vita sales
Missed the latest news on GamesBeat? Here's a list of the stories we ran over the past week.
World of Warcraft loses over one million subscribers in second quarter
Massively popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft has lost over one million subs, but could the next expansion provide a needed boost?
As blockbusters keep selling, Activision Blizzard beats Wall Street’s expectations
When Activision reports its earnings, the game world listens.
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion releases September 25
Blizzard's massively multiplayer titan World of Warcraft gets its fourth expansion, Mists of Pandaria, on September 25.
China’s Tencent marches to the West in search of kick-ass games (interviews)
GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi interviews Tencent's David Wallerstein about its approach to games in China and its investments in Western game developers.
Raptr and Kiip mine game rewards for new business models
Games have always rewarded players with virtual points and other rewards that become a source of pride and cred. But in an attention-based economy,...
Blizzard recognizes Diablo III’s lack of endgame content
Blizzard admits Diablo III lacks sufficient end-game content for retaining a strong community.
Dragon Eternity lets iOS gamers play with Android users
Developer Game Insight has announced a new free-to-play, massively multiplayer online game (MMO), Dragon Eternity, that will offer cross-platform play between iOS, Android, and HTML...