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....
Walking the line between historical accuracy and fun in Battlefield 1
Before Electronic Arts’ DICE studio decided to make Battlefield 1 set during World War I, a couple of game developers had to do research for more...
The DeanBeat: Nintendo aims for the gaps in the game business with the Switch
The Nintendo Switch revelation video was only three minutes long, but it gave us all a lot to talk about. To me, it seemed...
The voice actor’s strike is underway in video game business
Video game voice actors declared a strike today, as the midnight deadline for negotiations passed without an announcement of a resolution of the labor...
Hearthstone gets new quests, and Murlocs are a bit different now
Tired of your mrggglrs accidentally mrggglrrlring your enemy’s mrrrglglgs? Then this mrgglgrrr news for you! A new patch for Blizzard’s digital card game has made...
Microsoft’s Xbox revenue declined 5% last quarter despite winning some U.S. market share from Sony
The Xbox One had a strong quarter in the United States, but Microsoft’s gaming division still saw an overall decline. Gaming generated $1.9 billion...