GamesBeat weekly roundup: GDC 2016 madness
We’ve had a busy time here at GamesBeat! We’ve been covering the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco all week, and you can find...
Nintendo’s Miitomo for iOS tops Japan’s App Store in fewer than two days
For years, industry watchers speculated that Nintendo could rule mobile if it would only make games for smartphones and tablets. And based on how...
Industrial Light & Magic explains why punching R2-D2 is crucial to VR
Creating a virtual reality experience isn’t like making other video games because you have to consider so many other details … like the sound R2-D2...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2016’s blockbuster moments, VR demos, and indie victories
I spent the past week fully immersed in the 30th annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Along with at least 26,000 attendees, I...
Sony PlayStation VR launch bundle, with camera and controllers, goes on presale March 22 for $500
Three days after announcing its $400 PlayStation VR headset launches in October, Sony has now confirmed that a special bundle goes on sale in North...
This gives us an idea of how sudden Fable Legends’ cancellation was
Last week, Microsoft cancelled Fable Legends. Just how sudden was the decision? Well, going by the picture above of the schedule for the Game Developers...
The most important changes in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS’s new patch
The game has changed for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Nintendo released a patch yesterday that introduced new balance changes to...
Sony will reject PlayStation VR games that aren’t at least 60 frames per second
SAN FRANCISCO — If you make a PlayStation VR game that dips to around 55 frames per second, Sony is not going to accept it....
Watch us throw people into a pachinko machine in Nintendo’s Miitomo mobile game
I just dropped a friend of mine into a pachinko machine to help me win a cat outfit. This is Nintendo’s first mobile game,...
Hands-on with Rebellion’s chaotic Battlezone on PlayStation VR
Battlezone was one of my favorite arcade games when I was growing up. But the old Atari game that debuted in 1980 was just...