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...
GOG adds Elite Force and other classic Star Trek games
To celebrate Star Trek’s 55th anniversary today, digital games store GOG has added several of the franchise’s classics to its library. This includes the...
Polygon invests in Decentral Games to boost ‘play-to-earn’ games
Polygon, the maker of a platform for blockchain games, has invested in Decentral Games to boost “play-to-earn” games. Play-to-earn is a model for games...
Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer impressions — Smoke gets in your eyes
Sledgehammer Games revealed the first details of the multiplayer for this fall’s Call of Duty: Vanguard game. I played a few of the multiplayers...
Epic Games Publishing will release Alan Wake Remastered this fall
Remedy Entertainment announced it will make Alan Wake Remastered, a fully remastered version of the 2010 classic game about a writer whose haunting visions...
Zebedee raises $11.5M for Bitcoin payment systems for games
Zebedee has raised $11.5 million to continue development for its Bitcoin-based payment systems for games. The Hoboken, New Jersey-based company hopes to transform games...