Hitman is the future of games — even if it’s not the future of Square Enix
The people who make hit movies or top-40 songs often have a gift for predicting what new types of experiences audiences are looking. Video games...
Creativerse developer Playful welcomes the chance to move beyond the ‘Minecraft clone’ label
Next week is the eighth anniversary of Minecraft’s debut as a prealpha prototype, and its model for gameplay may be more influential now than...
ProBeat: Microsoft’s Fluent Design System is boring, and that’s a good thing
Microsoft revealed a lot this week at its annual Build developer conference. But to get a better sense of how the company wants to tie all its various...
GamesBeat roundup: EA’s huge revenues, and the importance of Asian character in Prey
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we checked out Knack 2 for the PlayStation 4, Insomniac’s makes a stand against Trump’s travel...
Paradox is giving Cities: Skylines a sci-fi cousin set on Mars
Paradox Interactive has explored the history of Europe and the future of galactic politics, but now it’s working with developer Haemimont Games to show...
PC Gaming Weekly: Hearthstone’s mobile client is holding back the PC experience
As the innkeeper says, “Busy night … but there’s always room for another.” In this case, that busy night could mean tens of millions...
Sledgehammer’s founders want to make Call of Duty: WWII memorable
Some gamers may adamantly feel like Call of Duty games aren’t creative. But Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield, the founders of Sledgehammer Games, don’t...
Paragon’s newest hero looks like Hot Topic’s No. 1 customer
Paragon’s upcoming roster addition is ready to shoot lasers and roll her eyes at her dad. Epic Games today revealed Phase, the newest hero...
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, coming ‘later this year’
At its Build 2017 developer conference today, Microsoft announced the Fall Creators Update for Windows 10. The company detailed a slew of new features...
Microsoft unveils Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers, Acer promises VR bundle for $399 ‘this holiday’
At its Build 2017 developer conference today, Microsoft unveiled the first Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers, featuring responsive tracking and six degrees of freedom,...