Paradise Game wants to create a thriving community for African devs
The game developer-focused conference Devcom debuted at last year’s Gamescom (one of the largest gaming shows in the world) in Cologne, Germany. It’s back...
Stone tokes up a take on the hardboiled detective genre
Convict Games‘ narrative adventure Stone is a colorful noir, infused with Australian slang and starring anthropomorphic animals. It’s the studio’s debut title, and it...
Starpoint Gemini: How a tenacious team created a successful franchise
The cofounders of Little Green Men Games aren’t the first group of developers, nor the last, to bootstrap their company in a notoriously difficult industry. But their story is a reminder that sometimes, necessity truly is the mother of invention.
Esports summit’s pitch to brands: patience and flexibility
The XLive Esports Summit featured a number of panels by industry professionals around the topic of esports, but a common thread ran through all...
Donut County doesn’t glaze over gentrification
Donut County is an adorable game where you play a hole in the ground. Minimalistic though that may sound, it’s neither easy to make...
The IndieBeat: Saying good-bye after a year of exploring the indie scene
It’s been a year and some change since I joined GamesBeat. Now that I’m leaving, I still don’t have a good definition for what...
Microsoft’s HoloLens mall demos bring early AR glasses to the masses
Microsoft recently added HoloLens AR headset demos to its retail stores, letting mall shoppers go hands-on with a potentially transformative technology. Underscore potentially.
Destination: Primus Vita review — a twist on exploring the final frontier
Destination: Primus Vita is an episodic narrative puzzle game that weaves together a number of elements into a fantastic sci-fi tale. It’s Epsilon Games’...
Raw Fury snags a $5.5 million investment from Nordisk Film Games
Indie publisher Raw Fury wrapped up a Series A round of funding with a $5.5 million investment from Nordisk Film Games, which was the...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with 16 bug fixes ahead of October 2018 Update
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17738 from the RS5 branch. The changes are only bug fixes: 16 of them, to be exact.