2016’s most overlooked games
You had plenty of amazing games to play in 2016, and that’s a problem because you probably missed out on some other amazing games...
Former Sony Online Entertainment boss’s Pixelmage Games studio shuts down
The Hero’s Song isn’t over until the rubenesque hero lady sings. Pixelmage Games, the studio responsible for Hero’s Song, has shut down, according to...
GamesBeat Rewind 2016: The GamesBeat Decides podcast awards
The year is over, and we want to talk about what happened. And that’s why we have a podcast. It’s GamesBeat Rewind week on...
Gravity Rush anime on YouTube prepares you for the sequel
It’s time to take part in the famous after-Christmas tradition of watching original anime content on YouTube. Why are you looking at me like...
Retro gaming’s biggest events of 2016
For many, 2016 was about the emerging virtual reality market, the Pokémon Go phenomenon, and triple-A blockbusters like Overwatch and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. But...
5 lessons from the $15 billion virtual goods economy
While tempting to dismiss virtual goods as a niche category, constrained to online games and messaging apps, its real market impact is far larger...
11 Android and iOS games for your new phone or tablet
If you just turned on your brand new Google Pixel, iPhone 7, or iPad Mini for the first time, you’re probably looking for some games...
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One grab the TV eyeballs as Christmas approaches
Santa can’t put an app in your stocking. GamesBeat has partnered with attention analytic company iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real-time, to bring...
Nintendo plans to release more than 3 iOS and Android games every year
You can expect more than Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, and one other Nintendo game to hit your iPhone in 2017. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima...
How Super Mario Run screws up mobile monetization
I’m not sure that Nintendo’s much heralded free-to-start (F2S) monetization model was worth the wait. It was a year-and-a-half ago that it was first...