Mario Kart 64 drifts into Wii U’s Virtual Console store
Before throwing your Wii U in the closet as you wait for the Switch, why not enjoy some nostalgic racing? Nintendo announced today that...
GamesBeat managing editor Jason Wilson’s top 10 games of 2016
Well, this list sure feels a lot like 2015: a role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, a couple of games from Japan, and just the...
3 things that will help your app pay off from the start (VB Live)
What does it take to get your app noticed? And then how do you make that awareness pay off? Join our upcoming VB Live...
5 of the coolest cards from Hearthstone: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, came out almost a month ago. The set adds 132 new cards and shakes up how players...
Blizzard will celebrate Diablo’s 20th anniversary with new goodies in its games
Hell is spilling over. On December 31, Blizzard’s landmark action role-playing game Diablo turns 20. To celebrate, the developer will soon add Diablo-themed content to all of its current games, as it details in a blog post.
Chinese mobile games are spreading around the globe
2016 was a year in which Chinese mobile games became popular around the globe. A total of 84 games from Chinese publishers made it...
Why Kixeye took its time making War Commander: Rogue Assault
Lou Castle has made more than 150 games in his 34-year career as a game developer. But he had a challenge on his hands...
GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb’s top 10 games of 2016
I thought this was the year that new technologies like virtual reality would shock me with new kinds of games, but that didn’t really...
2016 was the year of lootboxes in video games
A lot of gaming trends rose to prominence in 2016, but here at GamesBeat, we’ve focused on the one trend we saw again and...
Watch a historical rundown of the Super Game Boy
Portable consoles are great and all, but sometimes nothing beats gaming on a couch in front of a big screen. YouTube channel Gaming Historian...