Rainway partners with Microsoft to power Xbox Game Pass iOS streaming
Microsoft is working with streaming-tech startup Rainway to bring Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming to iOS. Rainway enables low-latency streaming through browsers like Safari,...
March 2021 NPD, PS5/Switch sales, and more | GB Decides 192
Everyone in video games is mad at GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb this week. Gaming community ResetEra is furious, Dave Jaffe is upset, and young...
March 2021 NPD: PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling U.S. console ever
Video game hardware sales were up 47% in March, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That growth comes despite a surge in sales...
March 2021 NPD — Monster Hunter: Rise sales soar to No. 2 in the U.S.
Video games sales continue to grow as the pandemic drags on, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The March 2021 NPD game report...
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan needs to create a better narrative
Some PlayStation fans are feeling angsty about the company’s strategy under Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan. And that is understandable. Many of the...
Flows audio glasses are a smart fit in the right scenarios
I like the idea of wearable audio devices. Atari’s Speakerhat is one of my favorite examples because it enables me to hear Bluetooth sound...
Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata proved it was better to be loved than feared
Even before his death in 2015 at the age of 55, gamers were mythologizing former Nintendo chief executive officer Satoru Iwata. He was the...
Balan Wonderworld review: A prolonged exercise in frustration
After three levels in Balan Wonderworld, I was lost. I did not understand how to unlock the fourth stage, so I spent a half-hour...
Hideo Kojima is talking with Xbox, PlayStation’s blockbuster strategy, and more | GB Decides 191
Hideo Kojima is talking with Xbox about publishing his next game, according to … well, according to this podcast. Editors Jeff Grubb and Mike...
Abandoned for PS5 is not a secret Hideo Kojima game
Kojima Productions is making a new game, but it is not Abandoned for PlayStation 5. Earlier today, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed a trailer for...