GamesBeat weekly roundup: Destiny 2 takes shape, and Google pursues standalone VR
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Nintendo wins April, with the Switch hitting the top console spot while Mario Kart...
EA is getting spectators to watch Madden NFL and FIFA esports matches
This weekend, a lot of gamers are going to sit around and watch cyberathletes play video games in the FIFA 17 world championships, just...
The DeanBeat: Destiny 2 is Bungie’s big chance to expand its audience
I was never much of a Guardian. I’ve been a faithful Call of Duty fan and a Halo follower too. But Activision’s Destiny didn’t...
Destiny 2: Hands-on video capture of a live Strike co-op mission
I played in one of the first hands-on gameplay sessions yesterday with Bungie’s Destiny 2. And I wasn’t all that bad at it. The...
World of Warcraft in the streets, edtech MMO in the sheets
Presented by Intel Immersed Games is an early-stage edtech (educational technology) startup unlike any other, the brainchild of a diehard MMORPG player and PhD...
PC Gaming Weekly: Sega’s resurgence isn’t happening on consoles
Sega made its name with its slogan for the beloved console: Genesis does what Nintendon’t. This still applies today, as the Japanese publisher has...
April 2017 NPD: Nintendo and Persona dominate gaming with big sales
Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart powered the gaming industry in the United States to another upswing in spending last month. U.S. consumers spent $636...
How Tencent’s WeGame is changing to compete with Steam in China
The world’s largest gaming company is taking on the world’s largest gaming platform. The number of Chinese Steam users has reached 17 million, based...
Everything we learned about Destiny 2
Destiny 2 is not Destiny 1.5. Bungie revealed a great deal about its upcoming online shooter today during a streamed event, showing off gameplay and announcing new features that mark big changes and improvements from the first Destiny.
Google: Daydream has ‘more than 150 apps’
At Google I/O 2017 developer conference yesterday, the company announced a standalone Daydream VR headset in partnership with Qualcomm, with Lenovo and HTC slated...