Glu Mobile CEO explains why celebrities are better than film brands for mobile games
SAN FRANCISCO — Mobile games love to attach themselves to film brands, but celebrities may be the better bet. Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De...
United Nations responds to ESA’s criticism of ‘Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls’ report
The United Nations is criticizing gaming, and the Entertainment Software Association (a trade association for the gaming industry and its main lobbying group that...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: An ex-prisoner reviews a prison game and PlayStation 4 price cut
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Ubisoft announced a new Far Cry, we looked at Super Smash Bros. 4 a year after...
New Disney Infinity playset features Marvel and 4-player action
Forget the Force — remember the superheroes. Disney revealed details for a new playset for Disney Infinity 3.0 today. Called Marvel Battlegrounds, the new adventure allows players to use any Marvel Disney Infinity figure. It’s also the first to support four-player co-op.
Halo 5: Guardians goes gold as 343 Industries prepares for launch
Halo fans just need to wait just a little longer. Developer 343 Industries revealed today that Halo 5: Guardians has gone gold, meaning that development on the title is now finished (minus the work needed for future patches and downloadable content, like maps).
Hearthstone overtakes Dota 2 in Twitch’s most-watched games of September
Game-streaming hub Twitch revealed a list of the 10 most-watched games on its site for September. League of Legends remained at the top with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coming in at second, but Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft took the No. 4 spot from Dota 2, switching their positions from August.
Capcom says Ghost Trick is coming back to Apple’s App Store once it’s fixed
It looks like Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is only playing at a temporary disappearing act. The Capcom adventure game disappeared from the iOS store...
Nintendo off of list of 100 top brands for first time
Nintendo’s upcoming changes feel a little more urgent today. Consultancy company Interbrand released its annual list of the world’s top brands, and Nintendo isn’t...
Here’s why Super Smash Bros. 4 is thriving a year after its debut
One year ago today, Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, introducing us to the fourth iteration of the popular fighting game series....
Hitbox gets exclusive streaming rights to Counter-Strike tournament
Twitch’s competitor got a nice exclusive. Live-streaming site Hitbox revealed today that it will have sole broadcasting rights for a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, The World Championships 2015.