Above: Nintendo is going to update the classic Game Boy Advance titles.
Image Credit: Nintendo
Welcome to another weekly collection of gaming news, previews, reviews, and random, fun things. This week at GamesBeat, we looked at the Wii U’s continuing sales struggles, got our first glimpse of new Pokémon games for the 3DS, and put together some nice collections of gaming art that you can use for your Twitter header.
You’ll find all of that and much more below. Happy reading, and have a nice weekend!
Mobile and social
The DeanBeat: If you blinked, you don’t know how big the mobile gaming industry has become
One of this year’s biggest game launches? Machine Zone’s Game of War: Fire Age arrives on Android
How Facebook is helping to pair up mobile developers with its 375 million gamers
Zen Studios bets on free-to-play by adapting CastleStorm console game to mobile (case study)
Tricks and tips for how to get your game featured in the Apple’s App Store
OnLive makes cloud version of heavy-duty game War Thunder run on tablets
King beats estimates with revenues of $608 million on continuing Candy Crush Saga dominance
China’s mobile games market doubling this year to $3B, will surpass U.S. in 2015 (report)
Unleash the hounds: Hearthstone was the 12th highest-grossing iPad game worldwide in April
Angry Birds developer gets all Flappy with its latest mobile release
Former Angry Birds creators raise $3.6M for Boomlagoon game studio
King’s stock price picks up as underwriters attempt to crush investor concerns
Deck of Dice combines two casino games into something new (exclusive)
Above: World of Warcraft’s upcoming expansion, Warlords of Draenor.
Image Credit: Blizzard
News
Nintendo turns to toys and China — but these won’t fix what’s wrong
PlayStation 4, Xbox One versions of The Elder Scrolls Online delayed
GLAAD to Nintendo: Lack of gay characters in new life sim is ‘hurtful’ and ‘behind the times’
Epic is making a new, free Unreal Tournament to promote its new developer tools
The annualization of Pikachu: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire make 6 Pokémon games in 7 years
Electronic Arts’ ends trading up 21 percent: Market digging Titanfall and new game info
New Pokémon coming later this year: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire hit 3DS in November
Nintendo loses $229M for its fiscal year as the Wii U’s nosedive continues
Titanfall’s physical sales were near 1 million in March in the U.S.
Activision chief on the three things that will make Call of Duty different this year
World of Warcraft subscriptions numbers bleed again
Activision says sci-fi shooter Destiny is on track to become next $1B video game franchise
Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard blows past earnings and revenue estimates
Electronic Arts’ Q4 crushes Wall Street estimates
Valve drops Early Access game from Steam for an alleged lack of ‘honesty’
Activision reportedly spending $500 million to launch Destiny
You can have this sleek, dual NES/Famicom system for the same price as an Xbox One
Dota 2 grows larger than World of Warcraft, but League of Legends still crushes both
Harmonix launches Kickstarter for remake of a rhythm-game classic: Amplitude
Game Informer teases its cover story on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Microsoft partnering with Showtime on live-action Halo TV show
Previews and interviews
How Insomniac designed the zany ‘awesomepocalypse’ of Sunset Overdrive (hands-on preview)
How developers created a Nazi record label for Wolfenstein: The New Order
Facebook’s advice on how to monetize your mobile games may surprise you (interview)
PlayStation indies draw visual inspiration from the past and look to the future
How Sony is trying to keep its edge with indie game developers (interview)
Jonathan Blow wants The Witness to deliver adventure gameplay that doesn’t suck
Above: Going, going… .
Image Credit: GamesBeat
Reviews
The Last Tinker adds a much-needed splash of color to modern gaming (review)
MLB 14 The Show’s next-gen debut is more of a single than a home run (review)
Pieces of flair and opinions
Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The ’90s (part 2)
Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The ’90s (part 1)
Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The ’80s (part 2)
Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The ’80s (part 1)
Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The ’70s
What GamesBeat is hoping for and looking forward to at E3
The seven user-generated wonders of Trove’s multiverse
The GamesBeat community picks their favorite Nintendo games
Just how poorly is the Wii U selling? We’ll show you
This is the end: Why millions of gamers love to play in the apocalypse
Uncharted 4 disappears, Nintendo copies Netflix, and other E3 2014 predictions
Here’s more must-see speakers for GamesBeat 2014: Total World Domination
How three video game studios address, embrace, and sidestep ‘typecasting’
Why did Oculus VR join Facebook? Because consoles don’t reach a billion people
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