Albert Penello: Microsoft’s best pitch for the Xbox One X
If the Xbox One X turns out to be a popular holiday purchase this fall, you might credit a lady bug. The console costs...
Amy Jo Kim: Designers should listen to super fans, not super haters
If you’ve worked in games and technology long enough, you have your super fans, the people who you can turn to when you’re designing...
Super Mario Odyssey’s Amiibo support is perfect
I like collecting Amiibo more than actually using them. Unlike Skylanders, Nintendo’s toys-to-life line isn’t built around a specific series. The figures work differently...
Hidden Agenda: Sony’s new PlayLink game lets your team decide how to play
When Supermassive Games launched the horror title Until Dawn in 2015, it became a party game where your friends could help you make the...
Is Super Mario Odyssey perfect? GamesBeat Decides
This is a special moment because it is time for a bonus episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, and it is also officially Mario...
Vainglory mobile MOBA adds 5-on-5 battles
Super Evil Megacorp announced today that its mobile game Vainglory will soon feature 5-versus-5 multiplayer battles. That will make it into a true multiplayer...
Intel sees strong growth beyond consumer PC chips
Intel beat its earnings expectations for the third quarter, but not because of growth in its core PC microprocessor business. Rather, the world’s biggest chip...
10 Super Mario Odyssey tips: An essential guide to Moons, hats, coins, and costumes
Super Mario Odyssey is fantastic, and you should play it. But you should know some things before you start. Nintendo usually does a good...
Bury Me, My Love review — an intensely personal look at the journeys of Syrian refugees
I’d been texting back and forth with my wife for a couple of days when she suddenly goes quiet. Then, I got a call:...
Super Mario Odyssey review — Nintendo’s best Mario game ever
Mario is … well, he’s Mario. He’s gaming’s biggest icon. The Italian Plumber is the star of some of the most important and best...