GamesBeat Decides 109: Kingdom Hearts is garbage, but it’s a part of me
The news was still slow this past week, but we have plenty to talk about. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast,...
DeepMind’s AlphaStar AI sweeps StarCraft II pros in head-to-head match
Computers are getting more sophisticated than ever at understanding and playing complicated games. DeepMind, one of the leaders in artificial intelligence, proved that once...
The Big Eco Game livestream — Watch us create society
The Big Eco Game is beginning today. This is a GamesBeat community event where we are playing the cooperative survival game Eco with groups...
Battlefield V is the first Battlefield game to miss the NPD’s top 10 this decade
Battlefield V did not finish in the top 10 best-selling games of 2018 in the U.S., according to tracking firm The NPD Group. Instead,...
December 2018 NPD: Nintendo Switch dominates PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Nintendo Switch sales are off the charts. The system was the best-selling gaming console in the United States in December and for all of...
December 2018 NPD: Smash Bros. beats Spider-Man in exclusives battle
Gaming fans in the United States spent $3.4 billion on video game software, hardware, and accessories in December, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD...
NPD 2018: The 20 best-selling games of the year
It was a record year for video games in the United States. The industry generated more than $43.4 billion in revenue, according to industry-tracking...
Samsung’s new 970 Evo Plus improves an already excellent SSD
The Samsung 970 Evo is already one of the best SSDs you can get for a desktop PC. It is fast with a relatively...
PUBG’s best new map is now live on consoles
Console players are getting the best new PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds map today. Vikendi, the snowy 6-kilometer-by-6-kilometer mountainous landscape, hit PC in December. It is launching...
Quake 2 is the best argument for Nvidia’s ray tracing
If you want to see the potential of ray tracing, you should look to Quake 2. A new mod called Q2VKPT (Quake 2 with...