John Riccitiello Q&A: How Unity CEO views Epic’s Fortnite success
Years ago, Epic Games pitched a little game called Fortnite to then-Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. Not so prophetically, he turned it down. Fortnite...
Fly like Thor in this VR experiment (but have your health insurance ready)
What could be safer than putting on a VR headset, grabbing a motion controller by the wrist strap, and then twirling it above your...
GamesBeat Decides 96: Tom Nook flips the Switch
It’s a Friday show this week for the GamesBeat Decides podcast, and that means hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti are in a saucy...
In defense of Assassin’s Creed III ahead of its remaster
An Assassin’s Creed III remaster is coming with Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. This move has many fans raising their eyebrows. Despite selling over 7 million...
Ninja won’t stream with women, but he will stream with Doritos
Twitch and PepsiCo announced today that they are bringing the Doritos Bowl to the livestreaming platform. This is an invitational competition that will have...
The Abyss is reinventing the digital distribution of video games
The Abyss is the next-generation digital distribution game platform that is the world’s first blockchain project to execute DAICO, the fundraising model combining benefits of DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and traditional ICOs.
The D20 Beat: Kingdoms of Amalur and its incredible world may have a future
Do you miss Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning? THQ Nordic scooped up the rights to the series last week, and in an email with business...
NZXT’s BLD custom-PC service launches in Canada
PC component manufacturer NZXT has spend the last couple of years expanding its lineup of products. It has also worked to establish its BLD...
I Expect You To Die’s VR escape-room action grosses $3 million
Virtual reality is still a burgeoning market, but developers like Schell Games are finding success. The studio announced today that it has generated $3...
Jurassic World: Evolution gets new challenge mode and more sandbox options
Frontier Developments released an update today for Jurassic World: Evolution on Xbox One and PC (it is coming to the PlayStation 4 version later). The...