From studies to esports, colleges can use video games
College students need to play more video games. Seriously. New research shows that gaming — long thought by parents and teachers to be a...
The RetroBeat: Phantasy Star IV is the perfect classic JRPG experience for Switch owners
I started my 2019 gaming by finally tackling a Japanese role-playing game I’ve wanted to play for some time: Phantasy Star IV: End of...
The Carlton and Floss dances are no longer in Forza Horizon 4
We can dance if we want to. We can leave your friends behind. But if your friends dance the “Carlton” and “Floss” in Forza...
Hitman’s IO Interactive opens new studio in Sweden
Agent 47 is going to get a little help from Sweden. Developer IO Interactive announced today that it is opening a new studio in Malmö,...
GamesBeat Summit 2019: Announcing the next four speakers
January is at its midway mark, GamesBeat Summit 2019 is closer than ever, and it’s time to introduce four new great speakers: Ted Price,...
The Division 2’s closed beta starts February 7 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One
French video game giant Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s The Division 2‘s closed beta starts on February 7. The title is coming on the...
SuperData: Digital games grew 13% to $119.6 billion in 2018; Fortnite earned $2.4 billion (updated)
Digital games and interactive media grew 13 percent to $119.6 billion in 2018, partly on the strength of Epic Games’ Fortnite, which itself generated...
Unity scraps TOS change in dispute with Improbable, schedules Reddit chat
Unity Technologies backed down on its previous stance in a dispute that erupted last week with SpatialOS platform maker Improbable and rival game engine...
Pokémon Go dev raises $245 million in funding
Developer Niantic, Inc. now has a valuation of almost $4 billion after its latest funding round. The company raised $245 million in its Series...
Your game studio doesn’t have to survive to succeed
By this point, hopefully we’ve all laughed and moved past the idea that “just make a good game” is good business advice. However, it’s...