NPD partners with IGDA to give developers market insights
The NPD Group is one of the only firms that tracks game sales in the United States. That data shapes publishing decisions, and now...
Every Nintendo Direct trailer: Zelda rhythm game, Vlambeer, and more
Nintendo held one of its Direct video shows today. This one was all about upcoming indie releases for its Switch system. It features a...
Cadence of Hyrule mashes up Zelda with Crypt of the Necrodancer
Nintendo is once again letting a third-party developer work with some of its most famous characters. This time it’s not Ubisoft pairing Mario up...
Cuphead comes to Nintendo Switch with Xbox Live integration
Welcome to the headquarters for Cuphead professionals. As everyone knows, GamesBeat has the greatest Cuphead champions in the universe. And now, we can finally...
February 2019 NPD: Anthem and Jump Force top software sales
Consumer in the United States spent $1.05 billion on gaming-related products in February, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s up 4 percent...
Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PS4 in February 2019
The current hardware generation is starting to show its age in terms of sales. That’s giving the younger Nintendo Switch an opportunity to snatch...
Google positions YouTube as Stadia’s killer app
Google has a gaming platform now. It’s called Stadia, and it streams blockbusters like Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey from the cloud to almost any device....
How Google’s Stadia Controller eliminates some input lag
Google revealed its Stadia game-streaming platform today at the Game Developers Conference 2019 in San Francisco. The service enables players to begin playing high-end...
Remedy’s Control is one of the latest games to get Nvidia’s RTX
Alan Wake and Quantum Break developer Remedy is adding some cutting-edge visual features to its newest game, Control. As part of the Game Developers...
Ray tracing on GTX cards is the medium popcorn of computer graphics
Nvidia announced today that it is unlocking DirectX Raytracing capabilities in its last-generation Pascal GPUs. Real-time ray tracing features like global illumination, reflections, and...