5 ways mobile games can avoid a sophomore slump
It is hard enough for a game to become a hit in the App Store or Google Play these days; it’s harder still to...
How do developers hook U.S. mobile gamers? Achievements and progress tracking
When designing or localizing your mobile game for international release, it is critical to examine whether or not it’s a good fit for what...
How Machinima plotted its strategic rebranding across platforms
Warner Bros.’s digital video site Machinima rebranded this week as it makes a bigger push to expand beyond its YouTube roots to all the new platforms...
Swery and Arc System Works team up for his latest mystery: The Missing
Deadly Premonition creator Hidetaka Suehiro, aka Swery, is teaming up with Arc System Works on a new game: The Missing. It will be out sometime this...
Trove’s next free expansion adds superheroes to the voxel-based MMO
Trion Worlds announced today the next free expansion for its voxel-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game Trove is coming out this spring. Trove —...
GamesBeat Summit speakers — Second Life creator Philip Rosedale, video host Andrea Rene, and FoxNext’s game chief
We’re stocking up on star speakers for our GamesBeat Summit 2018, which will take place at the beautiful Claremont Resort in Berkeley, California, on April...
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn hits Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC this spring
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is getting a physical and digital release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC this spring. Wired Productions...
Blockchain startup Aura will offer gaming rewards for your idle computer time
These days, everybody wants to use your unused computer time. Aura is the latest blockchain company to make you an offer you can’t refuse...
Microsoft releases two new Windows 10 previews and introduces Windows App Preview Program
Microsoft today released two new Windows 10 previews for PCs. This is a rare occurrence for the Windows Insider program, though builds are sometimes...
The RetroBeat: A new N64 cartridge? 40 Winks wakes up after a long slumber
You’ve probably never heard of 40 Winks before. It’s an unremarkable 3D platformer that came out for the PlayStation in 1999. It’s also about...