Insomniac launches Strangelets for Magic Leap One
Magic Leap and Insomniac Games announced a new game, Strangelets, for the Magic Leap One. The game is a followup to Insomniac’s previous AR...
The DeanBeat: Black Friday lets us enjoy the low cost of computing and entertainment
I’ve done some conspicuous consumption already during the holiday season, even though Black Friday is barely upon us. A series of unfortunate incidents have...
Why Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer is expanding to Australia
Andy Wilson considers himself a builder. Over the last decade of his career, he’s had a hand in building new studios and teams around...
Shovel Knight’s superb soundtrack becomes a soothing collection of lullabies
Scarlet Moon Records produces albums for original soundtracks and remixes of video game music, and its next project is giving Shovel Knight‘s tunes a...
Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5 launches will be all about service games
Google Stadia’s launch didn’t make sense. The cloud-gaming service debuted with nearly two dozen games, but they are nearly all premium-priced products that were...
Sam Lake interview — How storytelling creates value in games
For the past 24 years, Sam Lake has been the creative director at Remedy Entertainment, writing the stories that have become the heart of...
The Steam Controller is dead, but its legacy lives on
Valve Software is putting an end to one of its hardware endeavors. The company has produced its last Steam Controller, according to The Verge....
Beat Saber is now an Oculus studio after Facebook acquisition (update)
Facebook is acquiring Beat Games, the studio responsible for virtual reality megahit Beat Saber. That is a VR music game where players must hit...
A Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order spoiler discussion
It’s a special episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast this week where the crew goes deep on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. EA Motive...
From sharks to zombies: Why Wwise audio is an essential part of development
This article is made possible by Intel’s GameDev BOOST program — dedicated to helping indie game developers everywhere achieve their dreams One of the...