Discord’s newest tool enables players to jump directly into a friend’s game
I spend more time in Discord than I do in Steam these days, and the social platform has introduced a new tool for game...
Warner Bros. Interactive conjures up Portkey Games to oversee Harry Potter license
Warner Bros. has one of the deepest stables of popular brands in the world, and it now has big plans for one of them....
What’s in store for World of Warcraft? GamesBeat Decides
Co-hosts Mike Minotti and Jeffrey Grubb reunite now that our reviews editor has returned from BlizzCon. We spend a portion of this week’s GamesBeat...
Star Wars licensing is everywhere — the tree, the rock, even Nvidia GPUs
Nvidia is giving PC gamers the chance to power their rigs with the Force, and (as usual with such product tie-ins) you can choose...
NBA 2K microtransaction and DLC spending jumped 57% from 2016
When NBA 2K18 launched in September, it had more ways than ever for players to spend money inside the game. That business model is...
IO Interactive says the ‘next Hitman’ is still coming
IO Interactive is launching the GOTY Edition of its 2016 Hitman action adventure today, and the independent studio is using this as an opportunity...
Rainbow Six Siege quietly captures 25 million players
If Assassin’s Creed: Origins does well, Ubisoft could end 2017 with three or four of the biggest releases of the year. But one of...
Call of Duty: WWII borrows from Activision hits Destiny and Overwatch
Call of Duty: WWII may return to the “boots on the ground” origin of Activision’s military shooter franchise, but the latest entry in the...
Call of Duty: WWII limits some social features in wake of rocky launch
After Call of Duty: WWII launched last week, many players found the game struggling to maintain a solid connection. Through its November 3 launch...
Fortnite reaches 20 million players with help of its battle royal mode
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds won’t launch on Xbox One until next month, but players aren’t waiting to get into some battle royal action on consoles and...