10 years and counting: GamesBeat Summit just keeps getting better
This year we’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of GamesBeat Summit, our flagship industry event. Over the past decade we’ve seen games become a $134.9...
Sensor Tower — Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire made $375 million on mobile in 2018
Square Enix and MZ’s mobile game Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire made $375 million in 2018, according to mobile research firm Sensor Tower. The strategy...
PlayStation dominated gaming industry TV spend in December
PlayStation continued its trend of spending big through the month of December, accounting for almost half of all gaming industry advertising on TV. Xbox...
How HP aims to stay at the top of the PC market
Alex Cho took over as president of HP Personal Systems about six months ago, becoming the head of one of the largest PC businesses...
Top 5 countries for soft-launching hyper-casual games
Hyper-casual games have some unique advantages over other genres when it comes to soft launches. Their minimal designs often require little-to-no localization for international...
Minecraft’s cats, pandas, and thriving Marketplace partners
The Minecraft Team at Microsoft has built a burgeoning Marketplace. And for the last several months in a row, it has worked to make...
The RetroBeat: This Sonic the Hedgehog speedrun at Games Done Quick makes life better
Awesome Games Done Quick is amid its annual speedrunning marathon. The event, which will go until Sunday night, has people playing through games as...
Blizzard and NetEase extend Chinese publishing deal for Hearthstone, Overwatch, and more
Blizzard and NetEase have made a deal to continue their Chinese publishing partnership through 2023, according to GameDaily.biz. NetEase, itself headquartered in China, publishes...
Alien Blackout hands-on: Don’t assume mobile is a bad idea
A vocal minority has created a convincing narrative that has a lot of us assuming that mobile spinoffs of PC and console games must...
The Elder Scrolls: Legends’ Isle of Madness expansion launches January 24 for PC, iOS, and Android
The Elder Scrolls: Legends will release its first expansion in almost nine months when Isle of Madness hits on January 24 on all of...