GamesBeat weekly roundup: 2015’s best-selling games
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we picked the 10 best RPGs of 2015, the PlayStation 4 continues to outsell the Xbox...
Oxenfree is a touching story about friendship and unexpected death
After finishing Oxenfree, I quickly realized just how well it pulls off interactive storytelling. Developed by Night School Studio, which is made of former Disney...
GamesBeat Summit 2016’s initial speakers include King’s CEO, Google’s chief game designer
We’re pleased to introduce our first two speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for May 3 and May 4...
Pokémon fighter Pokkén Tournament comes to Wii U on March 18
Nintendo announced today that the Pokémon fighting game Pokkén Tournament will come out for the Wii U on March 18. The game is only available in Japanese arcades right now. This is a big year for the Pokémon franchise, as it marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the original games.
AMD’s graphics guru describes the march to full graphics immersion with 16K screens
When Advanced Micro Devices created its own stand-alone graphics division, Radeon Technologies Group, and crafted a new brand, Polaris, for its upcoming graphics architecture,...
The DeanBeat: Worldwide game revenues weren’t too shabby in 2015
China may have hit the pause button, and the stock markets around the world tanked. Game investments and game industry acquisitions fell sharply in...
Who wants a gamified and web-connected toothbrush from Kolibree?
Kolibree is having a blast “gamifying” the toothbrush. The Paris company has created two connected toothbrushes that train kids how to brush properly. They...
The Division: Ubisoft promises solo players won’t be left out
It’s easy to mistake Tom Clancy’s The Division as a multiplayer-only game. Most of the previously released trailers just show people grouping together. However, developer Ubisoft...
Tom Clancy’s The Division has an engrossing world that’ll eat up all your free time
I’m a little scared of Tom Clancy’s The Division. I’m already playing so many other time-consuming open-world games, and I’m not sure I can...
Splatoon’s getting a new weapon tomorrow … and it’ll be the last
All good things come to an end, I guess. Nintendo is adding the final new weapon to its colorful third-person shooter Splatoon tomorrow. The Custom...