Pikachu zaps Schwarzenegger: Pokémon’s Super Bowl ad beat Mobile Strike’s
If you ever see Arnold Schwarzenegger fighting a yellow electric rat, you shouldn’t put your money on the Governator. When it comes to games,...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Blizzard turns 25, and Assassin’s Creed takes a break
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the PlayStation 4 beat the Xbox One again, Amazon reveals a new game engine, and we...
Blizzard’s execs eye mobile as their next winning game strategy — but not virtual reality
Blizzard Entertainment executives consider deep mobile games to be a possible next step for the company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. We talked...
Marvel’s Peter Phillips answers the call to speak at GamesBeat Summit 2016
We’re happy to announce that Marvel’s head of games, Peter Phillips, is one of our speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s...
Betcade shows off the look of its Android app store for real-money gambling
Google doesn’t allow real-money gambling apps on its Google Play store. But Betcade is creating its own Android-based app store for real-money gambling. And today it...
January 2016 NPD: Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto top sales chart with few new releases
Gamers didn’t have a lot of new releases to pick up from retailers last month, and that dragged the industry down a little bit....
PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One at U.S. retailers in January
Sony’s home gaming console got off to a strong start in 2016. The PlayStation 4 outsold the Microsoft’s Xbox One in the first month...
Call of Duty saw double-digit growth in 2015, now has more players than ever before
Nothing can stop Call of Duty. Activision Blizzard revealed that its popular shooter franchise is alive and well while releasing the financial results for...
Destiny sequel launches in 2017 after ‘large new expansion’ drops this year
You’ll get more Destiny this year, but not Destiny 2. Activision confirmed that developer Bungie has more of its multiplayer online sci-fi shooter coming...
Despite strong Call of Duty growth, Activision Blizzard fails to beat expectations in holiday quarter
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) reported earnings that were below the expectations of Wall Street analysts during its traditionally strong holiday quarter. And its stock price has fallen...