The RetroBeat: Sega needs to show the Saturn more love
Sega has been making a lot of retro gaming announcements. It’s going to start releasing old Genesis and Master System games like Sonic the...
World of Demons brings Platinum’s action expertise to mobile
Platinum Games excels at making slick action games for consoles and PC. Now the Japanese studio is teaming up with mobile publisher DeNA on...
8 Circuit Studios will use blockchain to build the Metaverse
8 Circuit Studios hopes to use blockchain, cryptocurrency, and other collaboration tools to build the Metaverse, the digital universe envisioned in novels by William...
Konami ends partnership with UEFA as Pro Evolution Soccer’s future becomes unclear
UEFA (Union of European Football Association) announced today that Konami is ending its 10-year partnership with the organization. Konami publishes the yearly Pro Evolution...
The Leisure Economy: Where we all get paid to play games
Of all the ideas at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2018, I loved the notion of The Leisure Economy. This is about a utopia we...
Chrome 66 arrives with autoplaying content blocked by default
Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The desktop release includes autoplaying content muted by default, security improvements, and...
Sensor Tower: Fortnite has earned $25 million on mobile
Epic Games’ Fortnite: Battle Royale mobile isn’t just grabbing players’ attention — it also has them reaching for their wallets. In its first month, it...
Dragon Quest XI producer’s dilemma: How to work on a series he grew up with
Art in the 21st century is weird because the past that informs it is, for the first time in human history, preserved to an...
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls brings the vampire-hunting series back to iOS
Konami announced Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, a new iOS entry for the series of whip-slinging side-scrollers, via Gematsu (a Western blog that covers games from Japan). This...
AppOnBoard raises $15 million to create playable demos for mobile apps
AppOnboard has raised $15 million for playable demos and games that let people experience an app before choosing to download it from an app...