Daily fantasy sports outlook: No profits, lots of uncertainty, and dying unicorns
The daily fantasy sports market rose dramatically in the past few years with the rise of DraftKings and FanDuel. But in 2015, regulators closed...
The Division’s beta attracted 6.4 million players
Ubisoft likely has another hit open-world game on its hands. The publisher revealed today that its open beta for The Division, an online multiplayer...
Halo World Championship’s $2.5M prize pool is the largest in esports shooter history
Halo’s greatest players are fighting for more than just bragging rights. Microsoft announced today that 16 teams from across the globe have earned a spot...
Far Cry: Primal rocks the Stone Age but feels stale
Forget about your fancy guns. Sometimes a man just needs a club and a saber-toothed cat to conquer his enemies. Far Cry: Primal, which comes...
Samsung arms every Unpacked attendee with Gear VR to watch its press conference
BARCELONA, Spain — In a few minutes, Samsung will be huffing and puffing about its new Galaxy smartphones at its annual Unpacked press conference...
Should Bethesda’s Todd Howard bet on mobile or console Fallout games?
Bethesda Game Studios shipped more than 12 million copies of the post-apocalypse video game Fallout 4 during the holiday season — a stellar achievement....
HTC Vive will cost $799, preorder on February 29 and ships in early April (updated)
[Update: Feb. 29: The HTC Vive is now available for preorder on this link. International pricing is also available.]. HTC and Valve are planning...
Alcatel introduces Idol 4 and high-end Idol 4S, sunsets OneTouch brand
TCL-owned Alcatel introduced the fourth-generation of its Android-powered Idol lineup today at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. Consisting of the 5.2-inch Idol...
The DeanBeat: The joy of covering video games for 25 years
I’ve returned from another pilgrimage to the DICE Summit, the elite game industry event in Las Vegas. I’ve never missed one of these gatherings...
It’s time to rethink how in-game ads work
2015 marked the first time in history that more than half of the U.S. population were mobile phone gamers. Even as game investments and...