Kingdom Hearts II.8 announced for PlayStation 4 with old and new content
Square Enix really wants you to get ready for Kingdom Hearts III. Kingdom Hearts I.5 and Kingdom Hearts II.5 collected just about every entry...
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is stealth perfection that’s light on story
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is like a silent movie compared to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Some criticized...
Super Mario Bros. is 30 years old today and deserves our thanks
We can all argue about what game deserves the title of “best ever,” but it’s hard to debate Super Mario Bros.’s status as the...
3 ways the original PlayStation changed gaming forever
Twenty years ago, Sony released its first console and changed the industry forever. GamesBeat already talked about its rough launch line-up and its five most important games. Today, here are three ways the original PlayStation changed the gaming world.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Pokémon goes mobile, Apple TV, and PlayStation turns 20
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Halo composer Marty O’Donnell won a court case against Bungie, Apple TV showed off gaming support,...
The original PlayStation’s 5 most important games
A console is only as good as its games, and the PlayStation had a lot of fantastic ones. Yesterday, we talked about the system’s...
Microsoft details November’s redesigned, backward compatibility-adding Xbox One update
Your Xbox One is going to have a lot of new features soon. Microsoft detailed on Xbox Wire everything it’s adding to the console...
Iron Man’s Stark Tower is coming to life in virtual reality
Trek Industries has unveiled a project to recreate Stark Tower in virtual reality. That’s the fictional building that Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) created in New York City in The Avengers. It later became Avengers Tower. The VR experience will let you explore the building and come face-to-face with characters like Iron Man.
Super Mario Bros. 3 was all just a play — Shiggy confirms and busts the series’ myths
One day before Super Mario Maker (which, by the way, we gave our first 100/100 review score) comes out for the Wii U, the Japanese gaming company has posted a video that has the series’ creator, Shigeru Miyamoto (affectionately called Shiggy by fans), confirming and denying some of the franchises’ long-standing myths.
Remembering the PlayStation’s mediocre launch lineup 20 years later
Twenty years ago today, the Sony PlayStation came out in the U.S., establishing a dominant new brand in the gaming world. Still, the anniversary isn’t...