ESL and DreamHack merge to create ESL Gaming
ESL and DreamHack announced today that the two esports companies have merged to create ESL Gaming. Modern Times Group (MTG) has owned both companies...
Diablo IV reworks its skills and talents systems
During its latest quarterly developer update today, Blizzard Entertainment detailed changes made to Diablo IV‘s skills and talents systems. Blizzard revealed Diablo IV last...
The D20 Beat: The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk’s humor doesn’t hit my funny bone
I’ve long embraced humor in my role-playing games. The Bard Tale’s IV is among my favorite RPGs of the past few years, and I’m...
SideQuest raises $650,000 for testing apps and games for Oculus Quest
Sideloading platform SideQuest is taking $650K in early investment from BoostVC, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, and The Fund. The relatively small preseed funding will...
Mass Effect remasters pushed into 2021 and Xbox buys Bethesda | GB Decides 165
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is still coming, but not in 2020. GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti and editor Jeff Grubb talk about that story...
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is still coming — but not in 2020
Electronic Arts still hasn’t revealed Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, and that’s for a reason. The publisher originally planned to launch the remastered trilogy, that...
The RetroBeat: Can Microsoft save Quake?
With Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda, everyone is buzzing about how the Xbox brand now owns huge franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout,...
The DeanBeat: Agent Venture makes Zoom time fun again
Escape rooms have taken a big hit during the pandemic. But they’ve moved online, into Zoom calls and other video solutions, and that may...
Konami brings Metal Gear Solid and more to GOG
GOG announced today that is has partnered with Konami to bring many of its classic games to the PC gaming store. Starting today, Metal...
How QuadPay’s interest-free PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X payment plan works
If you feel the need to keep up with cutting-edge video game hardware, 2020 is a rough year thanks to the PlayStation 5, Xbox...