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Mario publisher Nintendo is in an awkward phase between the struggling Wii U console and the upcoming NX system, and its presence at next week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo tradeshow is a little weird because of that...

If you want to reach teens and tweens in the U.S., keeping up with the latest app is imperative, and musical.ly is it. Growing at a phenomenal speed, musical.ly has become in less than two years one of the hottest mainst...

Enterprise social networking app Convo today is announcing new features for its iOS app. The users have spoken, and they have said they want Split View on the iPad Pro — so Convo can be open right next to another app, ...

While researching my recent book, “The Trillion Dollar Partnership: US-India by 2030”, I asked 62 executives and leaders about which country they believed India should emulate in its development.   The majority ans...

The marketing world these days tends to focus on new technology and new strategies. But sometimes it pays to look back at the past. Traditional marketing isn’t dead because the same principles as has always existed rem...

Yousuf Aftab is the Principal of Enodo Rights, a corporate human rights strategy firm based in New York. He advises leading global businesses and investors on practical implementation of the Guiding Principles on Busines...

The idea for Hamilton started when the creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, read a biography about Alexander Hamilton and saw someone who embodied hip hop. It's a thought that I doubt many people have had. Deciding to compose a ...

Another bot (hot damn) Called a police and a fireman Another bot (hot damn) Make your interface wanna retire man You already know that bots are one of the hottest topics since mobile apps. That's already clear. With majo...

It’s time to start planning for next month’s Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles, and we’re here to help. Microsoft, Sony, and most of the other major gaming companies have announced the details...

Welcome to this week’s GamesBeat Roundup. This week, we have our thoughts on the Warcraft movie (and the Easter eggs fans should look out for), the next expansion for Destiny, one of the biggest games in Activision’s...

Andreessen Horowitz announced today the closing of a $1.5 billion investment fund. Fund V, as the VC powerhouse called its latest fund, will be used to invest in “seed, early-stage, and mid-stage-growth tech companies....

Electronic Arts does not have a booth on the show floor at next week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, but it’s still coming to Los Angeles with a ton of games for fans to try out. EA Play kicks off on Sunday as a sat...

Last fall former investment banker and entrepreneur Carolyn Rodz founded Circular Board, a business accelerator for women who are starting companies that aim to gross at least $50 million in revenue. Based in Houston, th...

There are some things that all successful online marketers have in common. They refuse to do these 5 things:

Call of Duty is continuing its tradition of bringing in big Hollywood actors to play the villain in its single-player campaigns. Kit Harrington, the actor who plays Jon Snow on HBO’s Game of Thrones, will have a role i...

Selling shoes to young girls is one thing, but if you can also teach them how to use technology like computer-aided design and 3D printing in a fun way, it's win-win.

GUEST: Bots are showing themselves to be one of the darlings of adtech in 2016. They may potentially disrupt brand-consumer interaction as we know it, creating both opportunity and chaos for marketers. And yet, as with w...

If you think about the success of Uber, it's quite a fascinating story. Everyone has an opinion for how and why Uber became the company it is and some of those people believe that the success is due to the company's abil...

VB EVENT: GamesBeat has recently announced two “roadshow” events on mobile gaming influencers in New York and Seattle in June. And we’re pleased to say today that we’ll be joined by more speakers at our events on...

Not all customers and markets are ready to embrace the commitment, transparency and responsibility of co-creation. DHL and Phononic will tell you to ?choose your markets and customers wisely and go into co-creation eyes ...

The real-life drama of Silicon Valley blood testing startup Theranos has inspired a movie. Superstar actress Jennifer Lawrence has reportedly agreed to portray founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes in the as-yet untitled film...