Fire Emblem: Fates’ sales cement Nintendo’s strategy series as a retail hit in the West
It took a few decades, but Fire Emblem is no longer one of Nintendo’s third-stringers. Fire Emblem: Fates, the latest entry in Nintendo’s tactical fantasy...
Nintendo Direct livestream coming Friday for Pokémon’s 20th anniversary
Two decades ago, Nintendo unleashed the first Pokémon games in Japan. On Friday, Nintendo celebrates this milestone with fans. A Pokémon-themed Nintendo Direct livestreaming video event is...
Why positional tracking for mobile virtual reality is so damn hard
AMSTERDAM — Consumers haven’t even had the chance to buy some of the most promising virtual reality devices yet, but the industry is already...
Saudi Arabia’s mobile-gaming whales want what’s hot — even if it’s in another language
AMSTERDAM — The price of oil continues to drop, but Saudi Arabia still has cash to burn on mobile games. Only around 30 million...
Fueled by Twitch, Punch Club surpasses $2M in sales and preps The Dark Fist expansion
Punching seems like good business. But if that’s the case, why am I dealing with so many legal fees and official reprimands from GamesBeat’s...
UC Davis uses a game to chart its future
If you want new ideas, you may need to come up with fresh ways of soliciting them. And that’s why the University of California at...
Fallout 4 mod support hits PC in April, Xbox One in May, & PlayStation 4 in June
One of the biggest releases of 2015 is about to get even larger thanks to its community, and for once, this doesn’t only apply...
Nerf herding — Star Wars: Battlefront gets Twilight Hoth map and more in February update
Have you ever danced with the Darth Vader in the pale moonlight? OK, that’s a Batman quote, but it’s all I can think after...
HoloLens video demonstrates Windows 10’s augmented reality user interface
Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality device seems too futuristic to exist, but everything we’ve seen makes it look like it works as advertised. A new video...
Xbox Live down again as persistent troubles haunt the Xbox One (update)
Update at 1:00 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, February 23: Xbox Live is mostly up and running. It was offline for more than half...