Some Red Dead devs feel that crunch is mandatory, but Rockstar disagrees
Overtime crunch at Red Dead Redemption II developer Rockstar Games is mandatory, according to three sources familiar with the studio (one current and two...
PUBG Mobile hits $100 million slower than Fortnite because of China
PUBG Mobile is no Fortnite, but nothing really is. Still, Tencent’s smartphone adaptation of the popular battle royale has surpassed more than $100 million...
Xbox Live usage and spending up thanks to games like Fortnite
Microsoft today confirmed that its gaming business continues to grow, and active Xbox Live members reflect that. Monthly active users on Xbox Live hit...
Steam is helping indies survive China’s new-game freeze
China hasn’t approved any new games for release since March 28. That’s slowing down the growth of country’s biggest publisher, Tencent, and just about every...
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console of September in the U.S.
Well, dress me in spandex and call me Shocker, because I can’t believe that Marvel’s Spider-Man drove PlayStation 4 to huge sales in September....
September 2018 NPD: Spider-Man does what only he can
Gaming consumers in the United States spent $1.376 billion in September, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s up year-over-year. It was an...
Fallout 76 beta: Start date and times for PC, PS4, and Xbox One
Fallout 76 is less than a month away, and that means it’s time for Bethesda Softworks to rev up the hype machine for the post-apocalyptic...
Razer Phone 2 addresses all my issues except for one
I liked the Razer Phone. I used it for months and came away from it impressed … for a first effort from a company...
A heartbreaking story of getting into the games industry
One of the defining characteristics of labor issues in the video game industry is that companies tend to treat workers as disposable. If you...
GamesBeat Decides 100: The BOBO tactician doesn’t need a gun
It’s our 100th-episode spectacular! To celebrate, we are doing exactly what we always do! That’s right. This week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast...