The DeanBeat: Why outsiders see us better than we can see ourselves
When I learned that Ghost of Tsushima, an authentic samurai swordfighting action-adventure game, was under development at Bellevue, Washington-based based Sucker Punch, I did...
Cat Nigiri found the solution for its Keen puzzler in Asia, not the U.S.
Keen’s turn-based combat combines sliding-tile puzzles and dungeon-crawling, and it features a cutesy cartoon aesthetic. It is developer Cat Nigiri’s latest game, and it’s...
VR arcades are playing a leading role in the consumer market
The “VR hype cycle” used to explain the relatively slow rate of adoption for VR refers mostly to the consumer market, and in large...
No, Nintendo Switch isn’t getting a VR headset
Sorry, everyone. While there’s a story floating around today about a “VR” or “pseudo-VR” headset coming soon for Nintendo’s Switch, it’s not true. Even...
Conan Exiles is Funcom’s biggest hit after selling 1.4 million copies
Funcom’s open-world survival adventure Conan Exiles has emerged victorious, becoming the developer’s fastest-selling and best-selling title. It initially launched in Early Access on PC in...
Dead Cells hacks its way out of Early Access and launches August 17
Motion Twin’s stylish dungeon-crawler Dead Cells entered Early Access on PC last May, and the developer teamed up with publisher Merge for the full...
Steam lists its top PC games at 2018’s midpoint
Valve’s digital PC store Steam revealed the games that have sold best on its platform so far in 2018. The list separates games into...
Celebrate the Fourth of July with video game fireworks
It’s Independence Day in the United States, and we are celebrating the only way we know how: eating and drinking too much while an...
RetroBeat: Day of the Tentacle is my favorite patriotic game
Day of the Tentacle is a wacky PC point-and-click adventure game from 1993. It’s about a trio of teenagers who have to save the...
Ubisoft is finished with ‘finite experiences’
Your experience with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege never has to end, and Ubisoft is looking to bring that ongoing, long-lasting relationship to all...