Nolan Bushnell’s Virsix Games launches Star Audition party game
Nolan Bushnell helped start Atari in 1972 and launch the video game industry with Pong. But the 78-year-old cofounder of Virsix Games isn’t done...
Supercell’s Brawl Stars is its fifth mobile game to cross $1 billion
Supercell is an extraordinary company that prints money with its mobile games. But in 2020, it had another off year from a financial analyst’s...
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) Zelda games
We’ve been having fun making tier lists for whatever fits our fancy, including our favorite Nintendo consoles and Mario games. Now it’s Zelda’s turn....
The RetroBeat: Dragon Quest III is as good as 8-bit era RPGs get
Usually when I beat a Japanese role-playing game, I take a break and play something a bit shorter and faster-paced. When I finished Dragon...
The DeanBeat: Has the game industry hit its peak with crazy valuations or just begun its growth?
Money is pouring into the game industry, and I’m not just talking about GameStop’s crazy stock rise. I wrote about this last week, and...
U.S. console sales just had the best January in more than a generation
Gamers in the United States spent a lot of money on hardware last month, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. “Sales of video...
January 2021 NPD: Nintendo games and holiday hits lead surging sales
The new generation of consoles is fueling growth across all gaming categories in the United States. Hardware saw a 144% year-over-year surge, but software...
Hearthstone had over 23.5 million active players in 2020
Blizzard Entertainment has released a new infographic showing Hearthstone‘s big numbers for 2020. That digital card game attracted over 23.5 million players during year....
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart launches June 11
The launch window is expanding to June. Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed today that it is launching Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on June 11....
LG’s CX is a surprisingly great TV for playing retro games
The LG CX is one of the standout panels for gaming. That’s due to its excellent OLED technology on top of its support for...