Humankind is August’s best-selling PC game
Humankind is one of my favorite games of 2021 so far, one I’ve been waiting for since its announcement in 2019 at Gamescom. Turns...
August 2021 NPD: Ghost of Tsushima returns to dominate August game sales
Gaming fans in the United States spent $4.37 billion on their hobby in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That is up...
Eve Online emphasizes new player accessibility with latest update
CCP Games announced that it’s focusing on accessible onboarding for new players with the launch of its newest Eve Online update, dubbed Quadrant 3:...
Switch and PlayStation 5 top U.S. hardware sales in August
Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in terms of systems sold during the month of August. The more expensive PlayStation 5, however, came out...
Deathloop review — Arkane Lyon at the top of its game
Deathloop is one of the best games of the year. And I say that as someone who has previously recognized the quality of Arkane...
New World interview — How Amazon Games brought an MMO (close) to the finish line
Amazon Games hasn’t had the best track record with shipping games, as the tech giant tries to move beyond being a seller to a...
Hands-on video of the PS5 beta for Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer
Sledgehammer Games launched the first public beta tests of the multiplayer for this fall’s Call of Duty: Vanguard over the weekend. I played it on...
The DeanBeat: Sony shows off its immersive worlds coming … someday
Sony showed off an impressive lineup of games with immersive worlds at the PlayStation Showcase, but it also used familiar sleight of hand that...
AccelByte raises $10M to provide backend services for cross-platform games
AccelByte has raised $10 million in funding to provide backend services for live service games that run across multiple platforms. The Seattle-based company is...
The new Atari VCS is a weird piece of nostalgia
The new Atari VCS system is a strange oddity, one I cannot help but admire. On the outside, it looks like a modern reimagining...