Blockchain could transform in-game economies
I’ve always been fascinated by a game’s ability to replicate real-world systems. Social interactions, weather systems, and even nuanced economies are re-created digitally with...
January 2018’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: castles and the Wild West
Minecraft players downloaded 239,062 pieces of content from the Minecraft Marketplace in January. The marketplace is available in the unified Bedrock version of Minecraft...
Rainbow Six: Siege’s Outbreak horde mode is a smart fit
As Ubisoft prepares to launch its third season, Rainbow Six: Siege is more popular than ever. But the publisher is introducing something outside of...
The DeanBeat: Microsoft’s Phil Spencer steps up as a diversity leader
Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft, spoke from the heart about diversity and being a leader in building a better culture...
Studio MDHR debuts with 3 big awards for Cuphead
Cuphead was a hell of a hard game. I know that.
But Cuphead earned three major awards on Thursday night at the DICE Awards, the peer-voted awards staged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. The debut title from Studio MDHR was nominated in five categories.
PlayStation Network is down again — Sony has engineers working on it
Sony knows that you’re having trouble getting into some games on your PlayStation 4 this evening. The publisher has acknowledged an outage of its...
Faceit brings the U.K. its first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major
U.K. esports fans will have more to look forward to than just tuning into see how the London Spitfire are doing in the Overwatch...
Discord offers esports teams Verified Servers
Discord is expanding its Verified Servers program to include esports teams and leagues. The company has already welcomed game developers and musicians to start official...
Metal Gear Survive — watch me puke and punch animals
The new Metal Gear game is out from publisher and global pachinko-gambling syndicate Konami, and as far as I can tell, it’s about drinking...
Stellaris launches Apocalypse expansion after selling 1.5 million copies
Paradox Interactive revealed today that its space strategy game Stellaris has passed 1.5 million copies sold since launching in May 2016. The in-house development...