November Xbox Live Games with Gold: Monkey Island, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and more
Xbox Live Gold members are getting another round of games for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 at no additional charge in November. This...
Acquiring and retaining players: Why is your tech so lazy?
Presented by Akamai. We live in a multitasking world. You see people every day surfing their phones with their right hand, mid-conversation with the...
Nintendo Switch uses cartridges, but not like the N64
Nintendo’s next gaming system will not use optical discs. Instead, the company is opting to fully embrace the technology it has used on its...
EA tries to go as broad as possible with FIFA Mobile
Electronic Arts has struck gold with Madden NFL Football on mobile, where it has consistently been in the top-ten grossing games and making a...
The NBA’s power is a boon for esports
Stephen Kaplan recently became the third NBA owner to purchase stake in an esports team in less than a week’s time. On its surface,...
Lessons for game developers from a lemonade stand
Back in Norman Rockwell’s America, kids weren’t afraid to take a chance on going into business for themselves. Rockwell’s iconic “Lemonade Stand” image showed...
Nintendo Switch: Features required for success
Nintendo revealed its new Switch console yesterday, but much the new device remains a mystery. The console/portable hybrid is coming next March, which seems awfully...
Minecraft: Pocket Edition gets boss fights and Add-Ons
Microsoft is giving Minecraft fans a way to remix the building game however they want. Minecraft: Pocket Edition’s latest update is live, and it...
Lawsuit says Hasbro lifted design for My Little Pony mobile game from Peak Games’ Toy Blast
Peak Games has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Hasbro and its Backflip Games mobile division for allegedly cloning the Turkish studio’s Toy Blast and use the...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Switch revealed, and Red Dead Redemption returns
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! It was a big week for the gaming world, with Nintendo revealing its new system, the portable-console hybrid Switch....