Pokémon Go developer Niantic acquires AR focused studio NZXR
San Francisco based developer Niantic has acquired the New Zealand based developer NZXR. The collective of talent has a reputation for creating AR-first experiences...
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5 for next-generation games
After years of work, Epic Games is formally releasing Unreal Engine 5 so developers can build next-generation games, digital films, and the initial outposts...
Block Tackle raises $5M and launches skateboard NFTs
Block Tackle, a new game studio making the SkateX blockchain game, is starting the sale of its collection of animated skateboard nonfungible tokens (NFTs)....
Rainbow Six Mobile emerges after internal delay
Publisher Ubisoft has a new shooter in the works. The company revealed Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Mobile for iOS and Android. The game, which...
Techtonica is a new factory-building game on a terrifying (and beautiful) rogue planet
It’s difficult to understand the appeal of setting up a factory if you’ve never fallen down that particular genre hole before. But few things...
Return to Monkey Island brings back series creator Ron Gilbert
Devolver Digital today announced Return to Monkey Island, a new entry in the legendary adventure game series. It will release later this year. Unlock...
World of Tanks maker Wargaming will pull out of Russia and Belarus
World of Tanks maker Wargaming said it will pull out of Russia and Belarus, exiting its operations in those countries. Unlock premium content and...
Evan Cheng interview: How Mysten Labs hopes to bring scale to blockchain games
Blockchain games and crypto projects don’t have the best reputations. They’ve been dismissed as scams, money-laundering schemes, rug pulls, and environmentally damaging. Hardcore gamers...
Big news and bigger rumors | GB Decides 242
On this week’s episode of GamesBeat Decides, editor Mike Minotti yells at fellow editor Jeff Grubb for not liking a video game. So it’s...
Concurrents readies Slice as a way to experience game demos instantly
Concurrents is a startup that has been toiling away at a cool graphics technology, and now it is preparing to release Slice, a way...