Game academic Richard Bartle investigates why players quit games
Richard Bartle became famous in game circles in the 1990s when he identified the four basic players in online games: killers, socializers, achievers, and...
Vava’s mechanical gaming keyboard is affordable and ergonomic
Mechanical keyboards are flooding the market now that the PC gaming audience has shown it’s willing to spend the money for higher-quality peripherals. This...
ProBeat: Facebook wants to start a VR price war
Facebook’s Oculus made waves three times this week. First, the company cut prices for its Oculus Rift VR headset and Touch controller by $200....
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Exploring Splatoon 2, and Overwatch League gets team owners
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we checked out Final Fantasy XII’s remaster, Star Wars: Battlefront II announced when its beta test...
Immortals CEO relishes chance to kick the a** of Patriots owner’s team in Overwatch League
Blizzard’s new Overwatch League has seven teams, with homegrown esports team Immortals in Los Angeles on on side and another from the Boston’s Robert...
The DeanBeat: Game industry’s leaders share more wisdom
Summer used to be a slow time for games. After the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game industry show in Los Angeles, everybody...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with shell, gaming, Task Manager, and mixed reality improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with shell, gaming, Task Manager, mixed reality, and delivery optimization improvements. This is the...
PC Gaming Weekly: Overwatch steps into the esports spotlight
The watch is beginning for seven esports teams in the U.S. and Asia, and it’s going to have an impact on an industry that...
Figment is a surreal puzzler that brings dreamscapes alive with music
Figment is a surreal puzzle game that takes place entirely inside the mind. The whimsy of its rich, colorful illustrations is matched by the...
Games software/hardware revenue to top $150 billion in 2017
Games software and hardware combined are set to drive more than $150 billion revenue for the first time ever in 2017, with software taking...