How Keiji Inafune’s ReCore prizes color and cute robots over realism and blood
Too many shooting games feel like slogs through war and murder. It doesn’t have to be that way. Keiji Inafune is best known for the...
Tetris Blitz: 2016 Edition is the latest iteration of the falling-blocks game for iOS and Android
If you’re looking for a way to kill time, Tetris is always there for you. Electronic Arts today released Tetris Blitz: 2016 Edition, a free-to-play...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s new update lets players change their appearance and race
Bethesda detailed the additions coming to The Elder Scrolls Online in Update 11, which will release on August 1 for PC and on August 16 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The new content mostly revolves around giving players new options to play around with their appearance, which should please ESO’s 7 million players.
Mighty No. 9 is a bland, frustrating game that doesn’t deserve to succeed Mega Man
Mighty No. 9 was supposed to be the Mega Man sequel that fans like me have wanted for years. It’s out for a bunch of platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC now, with 3DS, Vita, Linux, and Mac releases coming at an unspecified time (I played the PS4 version).
Acer and Starbreeze join forces for the StarVR Virtual Reality headset
The VR headset designed for cinematic experiences has a new partner. Computer hardware company Acer and software developer Starbreeze announced today that the two...
Balrog joins Street Fighter V’s roster when Story Mode launches July 1
Street Fighter V is getting a bunch of new (and needed) content. Capcom revealed today that Balrog joins Street Fighter V’s roster when the...
WWE 2K17 is coming October 11 with Brock Lesnar on the cover
The Beast is now the star of WWE’s money-making game series. 2K revealed today that Brock Lesnar is the cover athlete for WWE 2K17, the...
GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: Best game at making me scared and sick
The virtual reality experience is in first-person. I walked around a haunted house. It gave me objectives like searching for a key or a hidden door. My personal goal, however, was to avoid anything remotely scary. I walked slowly. When I was following other characters, I trailed far behind.
The best games in Steam’s Summer Sale
Prepare the wallets. The Steam Summer Sale has begun. This is one of the craziest times of the year for Valve’s digital PC store....
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Behind the new God of War, and the Nintendo 64 turns 20
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We’re still posting stories from last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, including interviews with the director of the new...