SnapChat secures a hefty investment from Benchmark Capital to support the viral growth of its now-you-see-it-now-you-don't photo sharing app.
Editor's Pick The game became the bestselling PlayStation Network game of all time, but the team fragmented after it was done.
Meteor Entertainment raised another $18M for its Hawken multiplayer mech combat game.
Will Life is Magic become the second big hit for Red Robot Labs in the location-gaming market?
Red Robot Labs is sharing the wealth by investing $2M in developers that use its location-based gaming platform.
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We had a great time at our well-attended GamesBeat 2012 conference last week talking about the road ahead in games and the Crossover Era. Here’s a summary of some of the sharpest thinking we heard at this year’s event, which …
What does one of the world's most successful and active game investors think of the future of the medium?
Developers are learning that they can go to their fans, not merely the big publishers, to obtain funding for their games.
We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2012. But here’s a summary of why we think this is the must-attend game conference for you.
We’re gathering the industry’s top CEOs, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investors, journalists, …
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game trade show in Los Angeles was full of glitzy press conferences (like Ubisoft’s, pictured above). So many big companies were acting like it was business as usual. They showed games that were the …
The journey of indie game developer Thatgamecompany is about to get a lot more interesting. The maker of Journey, a big hit and highly original game on Sony’s PlayStation Network, has raised $5.5 million from Benchmark Capital.
The Santa Monica, …
GamesBeat 2012 is going to be all about crossover strategies. The game industry as we know it is changing. We’re seeing established companies cross over from one market to another, where once they faced barriers. As companies adapt to change, …
We’ve unveiled our first speakers and other details for our fourth annual game conference, GamesBeat 2012. Our roster of speakers includes Will Wright, creator of blockbuster video games from Sim City to The Sims and Spore. Wright is now the …
Meteor Entertainment has raised $10 million in a bid to launch a downloadable online game called Hawken. Aimed at hardcore gamers who battle each other online, Hawken is a fast-action shooting game where players can equip themselves with giant armored …
