Gameplay capture and sharing company Forge raises $4.5M
Strike while the game-sharing iron (or forge) is hot. Forge, which allows gamers to capture PC gameplay and then share it on sites like...
Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’s open world excites — but its story is bland
In real life, I’m not a big fan of running. Not to reinforce too many stereotypes about gamers (I won’t tell you how long...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Overwatch is a hit, and Minecraft passes 100M sold
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we look at the quirky Dangerous Golf, Donald Trump goes under the knife in Surgeon Simulator,...
Minecraft for Android, iOS, and Windows 10 is getting pistons
Pistons are coming to Minecraft. No, not the Detroit Pistons — although that would be pretty great. Minecraft developer Mojang announced today that it...
Dragon Islands is a role-playing game you can play entirely in Telegram
Chatbots are helping one of the most old-school kinds of gaming to make a comeback. Dragon Islands is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game....
36% of Americans over the age of 50 play video games
Gaming isn’t just a young person’s … uh, game. The Entertainment Software Association (the gaming group that puts on the yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo and...
Loot Crate digs up $18.5 million for its swag delivery service
Loot Crate, the site that sends themed, physical goodies every month to subscribers, announced today that it has received $18.5 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc., Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC.
Nintendo’s E3 streaming plan is more than just Zelda for Wii U
Nintendo has said that The Legend of Zelda for the Wii U is the only game it will show at this month’s Electronic Entertainment...
The Sims 4 ditches gender restrictions
The Sims 4 used to have more than 700 pieces of content locked based on your gender. That ends today. Development studio Maxis is releasing...
How Uncharted 4’s artists created their amazing landscapes
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is one of the best-looking console games of all time. Now you can understand why. Specifically, you can learn...