Hideo Kojima’s deal with Xbox reaches key milestone
Hideo Kojima and Microsoft have signed a letter of intent that states the two parties intend to work out the details on a publishing...
Small game publishers imply it’s difficult to succeed on PlayStation
Some indie developers are implying they have difficulties selling games on PlayStation consoles. That conversation started today in part because of social media posts...
Sony may also acquire Demon’s Souls remake studio Bluepoint
PlayStation Studios added a new team today. Sony announced this morning that it is acquiring Returnal developer Housemarque. But this is seemingly not the...
Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on all iPhones and iPads
Microsoft is expanding the availability of its cloud-gaming service with more ways to access the Xbox Cloud. In tandem with this move, the company...
Sensor Tower: Mobile game revenue grew 18% in the first half of 2021
Consumers have spent a lot more on mobile gaming so far this year. Mobile game revenues hit $44.7 billion in the first half of...
Metroid: Dread hype is building, and Sonic had a great concert | GB Decides 202
On the GamesBeat Decides podcast this week, editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti woke up early so Jeff could go to the zoo. That...
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 HD is almost a great Nintendo Switch game
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was always a wonderful fit on handheld gaming devices. That was true even before portables were powerful enough to replicate...
Icarus breaks up the survival genre into smart session-based gameplay
Icarus is the new game from developer RocketWerkz, which DayZ creator Dean Hall founded in New Zealand following his time at Bohemia Interactive. The...
Competitive shooter Splitgate heads to console after years of Steam success
The free-to-play shooter space is getting crowded, and it includes some of the biggest companies in video games. But Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite,...
Xbox hires Portal dev Kim Swift to make cloud games (like Kojima’s)
Microsoft is getting serious again about cloud-native games. To that end, the company’s Xbox division announced today it has hired former Stadia game design...