The DeanBeat: Saying so long to the Xbox 360 after a decade
Microsoft said so long to production for the Xbox 360 video game console this week. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, announced in a blog...
Ark: Survival of the Fittest brings dinosaur-based esports to PlayStation 4
In a perfect world, we would turn on the television on Sundays to watch teams of humans and dinosaurs competing alongside one another. But...
Call of Duty: Heroes hits 30M downloads (update)
Call of Duty is a juggernaut on home gaming consoles and PCs — and it’s finding players on mobile as well. Activision announced today...
Xbox One is selling better, but lower price drags down Microsoft’s revenues
Microsoft doesn’t provide a lot of details about its Xbox business anymore, but it does share certain key points that highlight how it is...
Fallout Shelter update streamlines how you manage your postapocalyptic dwelling
Fallout publisher Bethesda is well known for supporting its games for years, and that’s a crucial skill when it comes to expansion to mobile...
Crossy Road gets party-mode multiplayer on Android
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because all his friends were doing it, and the chicken is susceptible to peer pressure. Crossy Road...
Hearthstone wants to give players free Whispers of the Old Gods card packs
Those old gods might look scary, but they’re surprisingly generous. During a streaming event today, Blizzard revealed that players can earn five more packs...
Handy Games CEO Chris Kassulke on crunch, VR, and mobile gaming
Germany’s Handy Games isn’t really well known on the global gaming stage. But it has been around for 16 years, and surviving that long...
Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’s release date parkours from May 24 to June 7
Battlefield and Mirror’s Edge developer DICE has had a lot of experience releasing a game with a shaky online infrastructure, and that is likely...
Video games will become a $99.6B industry this year as mobile overtakes consoles and PCs
Forty-seven percent of that $99.6 billion will come from Asia, as you can see in the chart below. China is seeing exceptional growth. Mobile in that country will be up 41 percent from 2015 to reach $10 billion.