GamesBeat weekly roundup: GamesBeat 2016 recapped and Overwatch hits 15 million players
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We had a busy week running and covering our GamesBeat 2016 conference, which you can read all about...
HTC plans to complement Steam with its own Viveport VR app store
Steam isn’t the only way you’ll get games for your HTC Vive virtual reality headset. HTC announced today that it is working on its own VR...
MSI’s desktop GPU-equipped laptop is one helluva gaming and VR rig
Gamers have had a lot to complain about when it comes to the scaled-down graphics processors companies like AMD and Nvidia cram into laptops....
Pokémon Go developer plans to fix ‘bug’ that makes creatures run away more often
If you’ve played Pokémon Go from the beginning, you’ve probably noticed that those little buggers are getting harder to catch in recent days. Well, it turns...
Grand Theft Auto and NBA power Take-Two’s strong revenues and minimize its Q1 losses
Online and digital is a booming business for Rockstar and 2K’s parent publisher. Take-Two Interactive generated (GAAP) revenues of $311.6 million in its fiscal...
Overwatch has more than 15 million players
Publisher Activision Blizzard revealed today that it has more than 15 million people playing its Overwatch shooter across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The beloved team-based action game debuted in April, and it has quickly established itself as one of the most popular releases in the $99.6 billion gaming market.
Watch the first gameplay video from Bethesda’s Prey
Bethesda isn’t afraid to make you afraid. The publisher launched the first gameplay trailer for its sci-fi action adventure Prey today, and it gives...
How Blizzard made you fall in love with its characters before releasing Overwatch
Blizzard worked hard to make you fall in love with Tracer, Zarya, and the rest of the Overwatch roster even before releasing the game,...
Aladdin and other classic 16-bit Disney games are now on GOG
It’s a whole new (well, kind of old) world for fans of classic Disney games. GOG, a digital distribution site that specializes in digital...
Riot Games’ next vista for League of Legends: College esports
Riot Games wants to take you to school. League of Legends school. The developer has a program called uLoL (University League of Legends), which...