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,...
FCC head Tom Wheeler: Virtual reality ‘shouldn’t have gatekeepers’
As the human race prepares to shed the tissue and fluids of its bodily form in exchange for oneness with the metaverse, the U.S....
How Activision will make Call of Duty into a bigger esports draw
Call of Duty is already one of the most popular game franchises on Earth, with more than $15 billion in sales over the past...
VRTech raises $5 million to fund virtual reality startups in Russia and Asian countries
Two figures of the Russian digital industry — Georgiy Tushinsky, founder of Digital October and of several controversial music content projects, and Igor Luts,...
Minecraft Realms won’t require Xbox Live Gold for cross-platform play
You won’t need to double up on subscriptions if you only want Xbox Live for Minecraft. Microsoft has confirmed to GamesBeat that no one...
Mighty No. 9’s launch is a mess, but Deep Silver promises relief to Wii U players
Today has been anything but mighty for this long-awaited 2D action game. Mighty No. 9 officially released today after a long series of delays,...