Chrono.gg raises $5.5 million for online games distribution portal
Online game distribution portal Chrono.gg has raised $5.5 million in funding to continue its business of selling one game at a time and to...
Bandai Namco previews 7 action and RPG titles for 2020
Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment showed off seven action and role-playing titles that it expects will debut in 2020. At a preview event...
Snap rolls out Ready Chef Go mobile messaging game globally
Snap and developer Mojiworks are rolling out the Ready Chef Go mobile messaging game globally after a successful test in its first month. The...
Plague Inc. creator reminds us games have limits on what they can teach us
Plague Inc. creator Ndemic Creations announced on Friday that players should remember that their game isn’t a scientific model for how to deal with...
Call of Duty League enjoys an esports rebirth with opening weekend
The death of Kobe Bryant forced the Call of Duty League to cancel a shootout between a couple of NBA stars, as a sign...
Ironbull makes remote-controlled smart tanks that shoot BBs at each other
One of the cooler and stranger booths I saw at the recent CES 2020 tech trade show was Ironbull, which was tucked away in...
Disney will close FoxNext’s Fogbank Entertainment game studio
Disney is closing the FoxNext-owned game studio Fogbank Entertainment in San Francisco and laying off an estimated 60 people, GamesBeat has learned. The move...
GamesBeat Summit 2020: Our panel on the future of influencer marketing
GamesBeat Summit 2020 will focus on the latest trends in the gaming ecosystem, so of course we’re going to have a panel on the...
GDC survey: Game devs favor unionization, PC, and next-gen consoles
Game developers favor the unionization of their industry. They consider the PC to be the best platform to develop games for. And they are...
The DeanBeat: A big week for game company acquisitions
It was a heck of a week for game company transactions, illustrating the huge opportunities in gaming and growing investor interest — as well...