A ride-making company wants to bring World’s Fairs to virtual reality
Virtual reality won’t just be fun and games. It could become a huge opportunity to teach and learn. The Landmark Entertainment Group announced today...
Darkest Dungeon leaves Early Access and releases January 19
An anticipated game is actually leaving Steam’s Early Access and preparing for its release. Developer Red Hook Games announced in a Kickstarter update today that...
Blizzard’s Overwatch enters closed beta on October 27
Correction: This story originally stated that Overwatch is entering an open beta. It’s entering a closed one. Some of us won’t have to wait...
MOBAs are more popular on Facebook than Major League Baseball and the NFL
People might care more about the League of Legends finals than the Super Bowl one day. As you can see in the chart above,...
Game preorders are up 24%, with revenue up 33%, in 2015 — even if you hate them
People say they hate preorders, but the game-marketing tactic still works. The number of preorders made by consumers have gone up 24 percent in...
Metal Gear Solid V’s opening day was twice as good as Avengers: Age of Ultron’s
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain made $179 million globally on its opening day, according to Adobe Digital Index’s new report on gaming trends. Compare that to the blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron, which made $84 million globally on its opening day.
Yoshi’s Wooly World is adorable but can’t match Yoshi’s Island’s brilliance
Sometimes, a game is so good that it can actually become a problem. I think that’s how Nintendo feels about Yoshi’s Island, the classic...
One of Hearthstone’s most powerful combo cards — Warsong Commander — gets nerfed
It’s a good day for Hearthstone players, unless you usually play the Patron Warrior deck. Blizzard announced today that it is nerfing the Warsong...
User engagement is the new user acquisition
SAN FRANCISCO — John Koetsier, vice president of research at VentureBeat, took the stage at GamesBeat 2015 to talk about the changing world of...
Game Insight reveals tower defense-based spinoff for its strategy hit, Cloud Raiders
SAN FRANCISCO — Dead men tell no tales, but they do build plenty of towers. Developer Game Insight revealed a spin-off of its pirate-based...