GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

March 30, 2012 2:28 PM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly when they’re mainly of interest to our game readers. The broader-interest posts will continue to run …

Kabam buys Battle Punks social game creator Gravity Bear (exclusive)

March 28, 2012 8:09 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Kabam has acquired Gravity Bear, creator of the Battle Punks social game on Facebook.

Redwood City, Calif.-based Kabam makes hardcore games for social network audiences such as Dragons of Atlantis. With Gravity Bear, the company brings in a new developer …