Categories Posted inin Business EA Mobile senior vice president Mike Verdu resigns Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 14, 2018 1 min Electronic Arts senior vice president Mike Verdu has resigned from the company, GamesBeat has learned. That’s a significant departure for one of the world’s... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Fortnite is back, and Epic is apologizing with in-game gifts Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 12, 2018 2 min Fortnite is coming off of a rough day of constant outages across all platforms. Players on mobile, consoles, and PC were unable to get... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Thanks for coming to GamesBeat Summit 2018: The Future of Games Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 12, 2018 8 min Thank you to those who came to GamesBeat Summit 2018. We had 264 attendees, compared to about 200 in our first summit in 2015.... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business God of War review — slower, calmer, better, dadder Posted byby Mike Minotti April 12, 2018 4 min In 2005, God of War was one the coolest things I ever played. The PlayStation 2 action game was fast-paced, brutal, and edgy. But... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 1.4% in Q1 2018, 14th straight quarter of decline Posted byby GamesBeat April 12, 2018 2 min The PC market has now been in decline for 14 quarters in a row, according to research firm Gartner. The streak, if you will,... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Splitting up the Mega Man X series into two collections is weird Posted byby Mike Minotti April 11, 2018 3 min Capcom announced earlier this week that the Mega Man Legacy X Collections (yes, plural) are coming out on July 24 for the Switch, PlayStation... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business CCP’s ‘Project Aurora’ is Eve: War of Ascension Posted byby Jason Wilson April 11, 2018 2 min Eve Online launched back in for PC in 2003, and it’s found a dedicated audience who wants to fly spaceships and deal with the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business PlayStation’s ad impressions keep beating Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile brands Posted byby Jason Wilson April 10, 2018 2 min Sony’s PlayStation console brand is still leading when it comes to ad impressions, but Nintendo and King are rising in the ranks. GamesBeat has... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Esports investment is booming because its fans have more money to spend Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 9, 2018 3 min If you’re a fan of a traditional sports team, you know that those franchises have no shortage of ways to get you to spend... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hearthstone: The Witchwood shows that dragons can hunt, too Posted byby Jason Wilson April 9, 2018 3 min Blizzard Entertainment might have an Orc riding a wolf in the courtyard of its headquarters, but let’s face it — when we talk about... Continue Reading 3 min