PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ rough first tournament had 140,000 simultaneous viewers
The first official tournament for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is underway in Germany starting today, and the event has a viewer count in the millions …...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds esports broadcasts need to copy golf
I’ve spent the last two Friday nights sitting at my computer talking about other people competing in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Don’t pity me. I don’t...
Xbox Live is down — Microsoft is working on a fix (updated: it’s back online)
Microsoft knows that Xbox Live is not working for a ton of people right now, and it has engineers investigating the problem. A significant...
Ethereum leads AMD and Nvidia GPUs to a historic quarter
The Bitcoin-like Ethereum cryptocurrency has jacked up the video card market. AMD and Nvidia GPUs saw a massive spike in shipments (to retailers and...
Where did all the Xbox One exclusives go? GamesBeat Decides
Microsoft delayed Crackdown 3 to next year, and the publisher doesn’t have a lot of other releases from its internal studios to fill in...
Age of Empires gets a sequel from Company of Heroes studio Relic
Microsoft is making a new Age of Empires game. The publisher revealed the sequel to its real-time strategy series as part of the Gamescom...
Elgato’s Cam Link is webcam overkill, but I like it
The Elgato Cam Link is a small USB dongle with an HDMI port that can turn nearly any camera into a webcam. This new...
The PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Family Dinner continues tonight
Crime Time™ is back at 8 p.m. Pacific tonight. That’s when the Games Industry Family Chicken Dinner Invitational Tournament returns to GamesBeat’s Twitch channel....
AMD users: It’s safe to play Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice now
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is one of the sleeper hits of 2017. It’s a psychological action-thriller that explores the mental health of its hero, but PC...
Vava’s Moov 14 gaming earbuds pound your noggin with thumping bass
For around $25, you can find an endless number of earbuds online. But Vava, a manufacturer of variety of consumer-electronics products, is aiming to...