Tencent partners with The Pokémon Company to develop new games
Chinese internet and entertainment giant Tencent announced that it is working with The Pokémon Company to develop games. The release didn’t say anything about...
I’m trying to beat Comcast Xfinity’s data cap — even if it kills me
I use a lot of internet. My household typically has one or two dozen connected devices at a time, and I have never taken...
Battle royale’s rise could dramatically change esports
Since Fortnite: Battle Royale’s inception in September 2017, battle royale has become one of the dominant genres in gaming. While this gamestyle isn’t new...
Scopely addresses fan protest in The Walking Dead: Road to Survival mobile game
Running a free-to-play mobile game isn’t easy. Lots of fans download the game, and sometimes they make a lot of demands. Scopely has learned...
Nintendo gobbles up summer ad impressions
Nintendo blows other companies out of the water when it comes to the gaming industry’s recent TV ad impressions, with 86% of all impressions...
GamesBeat Decides 120: Fire Emblem or Marvel
The summer is still slow for news on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. But on this week’s episode, we’ve got plenty of coverage of the...
Gamification has the power to fight diseases — and exploit workers
At an Amazon fulfillment warehouse tucked away in small-town America, an employee whiles away the slow-ticking hours of his daily grind by building castles....
The RetroBeat: Critiquing classic Sonic box art
I bought a refrigerator magnet last week that has the box art for the original Sonic the Hedgehog, the one that came out for...
The DeanBeat: Would politics make video games better?
As I watched my Facebook feed explode about President Donald Trump’s racist comments this week, I couldn’t help but notice that game developers are...
Nvidia reproduces the moon landing with real-time ray tracing
One small step for man, one giant leap for real-time ray tracing. Nvidia’s graphics wizards have reproduced the moon landing in honor of the...