Hearthstone entices players to recruit friends with card packs and a new hero skin
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft wants you to get your friends to join card-playing fun. A new patch for Blizzard’s digital card game behemoth gives...
Every skin revealed for Overwatch’s new character, Ana
Overwatch’s newest addition is looking good in her alternate costumes. Blizzard revealed the first new character for its team-based shooter. While we don’t know...
All Oculus Rift preorders have shipped — nearly 4 months after release date
Our new reality: one where people no longer have to wait months to receive an Oculus Rift they bought in January. Oculus said today...
Epic Games gives out $75,000 in Unreal Dev Grants to European indies
Epic games is awarding more small studios that use its game-creation tools. The company has given out $75,000 to five European indie developers as part...
Pokémon Go creators urge players after muggings: ‘Be safe and alert at all times’
This brave new world of Pokémon gaming can be surprisingly dangerous. Pokémon Go launched for mobile in the U.S. on July 6, and it has...
The Pokémon Go sensation dances its way to Spotify
Gotta listen to ’em all. Spotify noted today that the frenzy surrounding the mobile game Pokémon Go has created a huge increase in the popularity...
Nintendo’s stock price is up 25% thanks to Pokémon Go
Nitnendo stock is climbing faster than a Zubat’s population in a cave. Nintendo’s shares in Japan closed up at 24.5 percent on Monday at 20,260...
ReCore’s director details the Microsoft exclusive’s ties to Metroid and Mega Man
Modern blockbuster games still take inspiration from the classics. ReCore is one of Microsoft’s biggest exclusives for the rest of year, coming out for Xbox One...
How Scalebound’s action master Hideki Kamiya views partnership with Microsoft
Platinum Games is known for over-the-top action, but Scalebound is taking that top, adding a few dozen miles, and clearing it in a single leap....
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Pokémon Go launches, and Overwatch teases a new character
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the anticipated Pokémon Go releases, and it’s already making us late for work. We also talked with...