Twitch will give out $63,000 in prizes at TwitchCon cosplay contest
Livestreaming firm Twitch said it would give $63,000 in prizes for a creative cosplay contest at its TwitchCon 2016 event. The prizes for cosplay,...
Kill Shot Bravo developer finds partner to launch sniper game in China
China’s mobile gaming industry is like your rival high school’s prom. You’re not getting in unless you get a date with someone who’s already...
Vainglory snags Amazon Appstore as a major esports sponsor
Esports continues to mature, as mobile esports company Super Evil Megacorp announced today it has snared the Amazon Appstore as a premier sponsor for...
Zynga chills out with launch of Ice Age: Arctic Blast mobile match-3 game
Zynga launched its Ice Age: Arctic Blast match-3 game today as part of a partnership with filmmaker Fox Digital Entertainment. It has some cross-promotion potential as it...
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s hero is fighting against religion as much as robot dinosaurs
Video games have a long history of placing their protagonists against superstitions and religions, and one of the best games at the Electronic Entertainment...
GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: Best beard that signifies maturity and hipness
It was a close shave, and things got a bit hairy, but GamesBeat has found the best beard of the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show...
GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: Best showfloor booth boy with a whip and cowboy hat
Most demos you get at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles are from highly trained public-relations staffers, but occasionally someone really...
Pac-Man 256 is munching endless pellets on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam
Pac-Man’s most notable mobile outing is making its way into your living room. Publisher Bandai Namco launched Pac-Man 256 on the PlayStation 4, Xbox...
Introducing the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest
We’re happy to announce the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest. We’re going to pick five developers who will demo their games at our annual GamesBeat conference,...
Quake shook up the shooter market 20 years ago
One of the most important games in shooter history is celebrating a big birthday. Quake came out for DOS PCs on June 22, 1996,...