Call of Duty: WWII — How Sledgehammer put a serious twist on Nazi Zombies
Sledgehammer Games is known for well-paced storytelling. In Call of Duty: WWII, Sledgehammer applied its touch to the single-player campaign as well as to...
The DeanBeat: This week’s tale of the game juggernauts
Gamers have many ways to keep score. This column is about how I like to look at the game companies during the busy fall...
Xbox One X review — wait and see
Microsoft has a new Xbox coming out this month, and it’s exactly like the old Xbox and also its mirror opposite. The Xbox One...
Call of Duty: WWII — Here’s what happens when you hit Prestige rank
When you hit Prestige, or the top level in Call of Duty multiplayer, it’s usually a solitary affair. But in Call of Duty: WWII,...
Call of Duty: WWII review — a welcome reminder of heroes and sacrifice
Call of Duty: WWII takes us back the beginning. It reminds us why we liked the series and why it became a $15 billion...
Way of Redemption channels Windjammers with its ‘multiplayer online sports arena’
Way of Redemption is a literal interpretation of the term “esports.” It’s a fantasy-themed arcade sports battler that pitches players against each other in...
For Assassin’s Creed: Origins, you’re holding the Xbox One gamepad the wrong way
After taking a year off, Ubisoft is back with another Assassin’s Creed, and this time the default combat controls are wack. I only just...
Who is investing in esports startups?
As I’ve written about before in The Birth of a Venture Capital Investment Thesis and Why Invest in Esports, the esports market is huge, has intense user...
Sorry, GameStop: More than 50% of Destiny 2 sales were digital
Activision is starting to make a dent in the industry’s war on used games, and its biggest weapon in that fight is the always-online...
Activision Blizzard’s Q3 results beat expectations (update)
Activision Blizzard reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, and the company touted the performances of its Destiny 2 launch and its King...