• Log Out
  • gravatar
    • Profile
    • Post Manager
    • Account Settings
    • New Post
  • Log In
  • Register

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation

Whats Hot Menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
what’s hot?
  • E3 Complete Coverage
  • PRISM
  • Facebook
  • Xbox One
  • Mobile Experience Series

/GamesBeat

  • GB Unfiltered
  • Profile
  • About
BETA

Primary Menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Store
  • Newsletters
  • Jobs
  • Events
  • Research
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • Share
channels
  • Main
    • Editor’s picks
    • Featured stories
  • Big Data
  • Business
  • Cloud
    • Cloud services
    • Cloud storage
    • Enterprise
    • IT
    • SaaS
  • Deals
    • Acquisition
    • Funding
    • IPO
    • Venture capital
  • Dev
    • Android
    • Apps
    • Developers
    • iOS
    • Node.js
  • Entrepreneur
    • Careers
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Infographics
    • Management
    • Startups
  • Gadgets
  • Green
    • Electric cars
    • Energy
    • Hybrid cars
    • Renewable energy
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Media
    • Piracy
    • SOPA
    • Streaming media
    • Streaming video
    • TV
  • Mobile
    • Android
    • iOS
    • iPad
    • Smartphones
    • Tablets
    • Windows Phone
  • New York
  • Science
  • Security
  • Small Biz
  • Social
    • Social media
    • Google Plus
    • Social networking
    • Social games
    • Facebook
  • GAMESBEAT
    • News
    • Interviews
    • Previews
    • Reviews
    • Guides
    • Opinion
    • Contests
authors
  • Dan "Shoe" Hsu
    Dan "Shoe" Hsu
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • GamesBeat’s E3 2013 Game of the Show … plus staff picks
    • The demo for Wolfenstein: The New Order was amazing — here’s why
    • Dead Rising 3: The 3 big changes for Xbox One
  • Dean Takahashi
    Dean Takahashi
    • Twitter
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Ryse: Son of Rome captures the exciting and bloody parts of Roman history (interview)
    • The best technology demos of E3
    • Titanfall’s gameplay justifies the hype for the upcoming shooter (first impression)
  • Jason Wilson
    Jason Wilson
    • Twitter
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Father’s Day: What’s your ROI?
    • Stop congratulating yourselves over E3 — console makers and publishers are massively missing out on mobile
    • As E3 2013 sets up a new console war, Microsoft and Sony (and even Nintendo) should heed these four lessons
  • Jeffrey Grubb
    Jeffrey Grubb
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Microsoft abandons Xbox One used-games and DRM polices
    • Sony: ‘We apologize’ for busted update that’s bricking PlayStation 3s
    • Nintendo CEO takes blame for poor Wii U sales
  • Jay Henningsen
    Jay Henningsen
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • GamesBeat Community Appreciation Giveaway
    • Return of the Tweetbook Q&A: BioShock vs. BioShock Infinite
    • What’s going on with GamesBeat: Community update #1
  • Sebastian Haley
    Sebastian Haley
    • LinkedIn
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Final Fantasy Online director defends monthly subscriptions in the golden age of free-to-play (exclusive)
    • The Final Fantasy XIV director talks business, gameplay, and doing away with the Final Fantasy logo (interview)
    • Xbox One’s Project Spark may actually live up to its ‘be anything you want it to be’ billing
  • Rus McLaughlin
    Rus McLaughlin
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Our favorite swag from E3 3013
    • Balancing the art of the steal in Thief (interview)
    • Why Dragon’s Crown didn’t turn me on (hands-on preview)
  • Giancarlo Valdes
    Giancarlo Valdes
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Hotline Miami 2 leads the pack of indie sequels you should watch for in 2013
    • The state of Mario: How Nintendo attempts to make its beloved mascot relevant in 2013
    • Disney’s Where’s My Mickey? combines physics puzzles with new cartoons
  • Stephanie Carmichael
    Stephanie Carmichael
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Play 4 unreleased Wii U games this week at Best Buy
    • Nintendo extends development time on Wii Party U and Wii Fit U
    • Wii U’s HD version of Wind Waker has faster sailing and Miiverse capabilities
  • Stefanie Fogel
    Stefanie Fogel
    • Twitter
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • 5 must-play indie games from E3 2013
    • The world of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is dark and full of terrors (preview)
    • Confident or concerned? Gamestop president says he views next gen as ‘business as usual’
  • Jacob Lopez
    Jacob Lopez
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • PlayStation 3 firmware 4.45 update reportedly bricking consoles (Updated)
    • The Wonderful 101 coming to Wii U this year
    • Amazon’s Xbox One preorders almost sell out after just four hours
  • Mike Minotti
    Mike Minotti
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Fez II announced out of nowhere
    • Sorry, Asia — Xbox One won’t work in all countries at launch
    • GamesBeat Community: Share your E3 thoughts and reactions
  • Jasmine Maleficent Rea
    Jasmine Maleficent Rea
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • Sherlock Holmes is a shaggy, amoral superhero in Crimes & Punishments (preview)
    • Daylight: Atlus’s first foray into the next generation is for the PlayStation 4
    • Sony’s E3 conference wrap-up: PS4 is sharp, sleek, and $100 cheaper than Xbox One
  • Evan Killham
    Evan Killham
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Google Plus
    • Profile
    • Recent Stories:
    • E3 2013: The year of the open world
    • The real (and imaginary) vehicles of E3 2013 (gallery)
    • 9 confusing photos from E3 2013 (gallery)

Stay in the know about next generation video game devices and gaming news from the leading companies, developers and the platforms we enjoy them on.

Nexon exec: the game war will be won in digital online markets, not consoles (interview)

Nexon exec: the game war will be won in digital online markets, not consoles (interview)

June 15, 2013 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi
  • Twitter
  • Profile
  • Recent Stories:
  • Ryse: Son of Rome captures the exciting and bloody parts of Roman history (interview)
  • The best technology demos of E3
  • Titanfall’s gameplay justifies the hype for the upcoming shooter (first impression)

The chief financial officer of Nexon saw very little that would impact the future of the game industry at E3.

GB Unfiltered

These are unvetted stories from the Bitmob community. The staff picks the best ones and edits them for the front pages of Bitmob and GamesBeat.
  • E3 2013 The Little Things That Matter (Pt 4): Quick Looks
    by Germaximus Supremus
  • Testing
    by Dan "Shoe" Hsu
  • Opening contract – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – A...
    by Nevin P. Jones
  • The odd critical reception of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4
    by Ryan Perez
See All Posts >

Advertise on VentureBeat

Big Data
  • FindTheCompany releases data on 30M businesses to clue in consumers
  • General Electric joins the ‘big data’ party
Business
  • 3D printing giant Stratasys acquires MakerBot in $403M deal
  • Adblock Plus is finally coming to Internet Explorer — but not on Windows 8
Cloud
  • Google Reader dies in 10 days, but Feedly triples users, announces new cloud API
  • Cloudera cofounder Mike Olson steps down as CEO, former ArcSight head steps up
Deals
  • Collaborate.com enters fierce arena of BYOD startups wielding a great domain name
  • Combat Gent lures $1.84M for suits that bring class without the cost
Dev
  • Mobile UX clinic: What you can learn from Target’s glitches
  • Google Reader dies in 10 days, but Feedly triples users, announces new cloud API
Entrepreneur
  • Collaborate.com enters fierce arena of BYOD startups wielding a great domain name
  • A lesson for startup CEOs: Don’t get tempted by the easy kill
Gadgets
  • Tesla issues Model S recall due to unsafe back seat
  • L.A. Unified to give every student an iPad in deal worth ‘hundreds of millions’
Games
  • Microsoft abandons Xbox One used-games and DRM polices
  • Sony: ‘We apologize’ for busted update that’s bricking PlayStation 3s
Green
  • Elon Musk plans Tesla battery-swapping tech demo for June 20
  • Kyocera announces $89M deal to provide solar energy to Japan’s farming community
Health
  • Health care tech startup COMS Interactive grabs $21M
  • CareCloud raises $20M to vanquish ‘walking dead’ and ‘dinosaurs’ of health IT
Lifestyle
  • Combat Gent lures $1.84M for suits that bring class without the cost
  • Tred rolls out at-home test drive service for car buyers
Media
  • Qualcomm, Urban Airship, HotelTonight, & Mondelēz International to talk ‘Mobile Experience’ next month
  • Viacom joins Twitter Amplify program to pump up second-screen volume (and insert more ads)
Mobile
  • Collaborate.com enters fierce arena of BYOD startups wielding a great domain name
  • Qualcomm, Urban Airship, HotelTonight, & Mondelēz International to talk ‘Mobile Experience’ next month
New York
  • Foursquare now lets you ‘visit’ NYC locales from over 100 years ago
  • NYC’s next billion-dollar startup: Fab raises $150M at $1B valuation
Science
  • Occipital acquires 3D-scanning startup ManCTL to explore future of computer vision
  • NASA selects its newest space explorers — and half are women
Security
  • Is $11M enough to solve phone fraud? Andreessen’s Pindrop hopes so
  • PRISM paranoia is officially Google’s worst nightmare
Small Biz
  • Qualcomm, Urban Airship, HotelTonight, & Mondelēz International to talk ‘Mobile Experience’ next month
  • Tech, entertainment, & fashion collide at Silicon Beach Fest
Social
  • Facebook will finally let you make comments with photos embedded
  • Foursquare now lets you ‘visit’ NYC locales from over 100 years ago
Products
  • Digital Cameras
  • E-Readers
  • Game Consoles
  • GPS Navigation
  • HDTV
  • Headphones
  • Laptops
More Products
  • Smartphones
  • Tablets
  • Video Cameras
  • Venture Capital Firms
Software
  • Backup Software
  • Blog Software
  • CRM Software
  • Help Desk Software
  • Monitoring Software
  • Office Suites
  • Project Management Software
More Software
  • Remote Desktop Software
  • Scheduling Software
  • SEO Software
  • Shopping Cart Software
  • Web Design Software
  • Web Hosting Software

Footer Menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Events
  • Privacy Policy

About VentureBeat

GamesBeat covers stories about the evolving video game industry, from disruptive social game companies such as Zynga and CrowdStar, to the established giants such as Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. We cover the companies and trends that matter to entrepreneurs, executives and investors.

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation

© Copyright 2013 VentureBeat. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.com VIP

Powered by the Parse.ly Publisher Platform (P3).

GamesBeat is your source for gaming news and reviews. But it's also home to the best articles from gamers, developers, and other folks outside of the traditional press. Register or log in to join our community of writers. You can even make a few bucks publishing stories here! Learn more.

You are now an esteemed member of the GamesBeat community. That means you can comment on stories or post your own to GB Unfiltered (look for the "New Post" link by mousing over your name in the red bar up top). But first, why don't you fill out your profile page via your account settings?

About GamesBeat

GamesBeat is your source for gaming news and reviews. But it's also home to the best articles from gamers, developers, and other folks outside of the traditional press. Register or log in to join our community of writers. You can even make a few bucks publishing stories here! (learn more)

That's it. Welcome to GamesBeat!

Click to find out more