Inside one developer’s quest to make gaming a better place for women
Men dominate the video game industry, as they have for most of its history. But perhaps as a result of the perpetual spotlight that...
Switch gets Tencent’s Arena of Valor mobile MOBA
Chinese gaming giant Tencent is making Nintendo games now. Switch is getting Arena of Valor, which is Tencent’s multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for...
Minecraft is now on Nintendo’s upgraded New 3DS systems
Nintendo and Microsoft aren’t afraid to work together when it comes to Minecraft. The block-building phenomenon is already on Wii U and Switch, but...
GamesBeat conference moved to April 9 and April 10 in Berkeley
After careful conversation with our sponsors and other supporters, we’ve decided to reschedule the GamesBeat Conference on October 5 and October 6, 2017 to...
Shakes and Fidget: The Adventure is a pretty and cute hand-drawn adventure game
Playa Games announced that it is working on Shakes and Fidget: The Adventure, a classic-style point-and-click adventure game spinoff of its Shakes and Fidget massively...
The Little Ball That Could revives the dormant Super Monkey Ball genre
The Little Ball That Could is a game where you guide a rolling sphere through a dangerous obstacle course. If that sounds familiar, that’s...
Why someone would turn classics like Katamari into text games
Noah Swartz seems to specialize in abstracting adorable games and distilling them into text adventures. He’s turned colorful ball-roller Katamari Damacy and cutesy cat collector...
Psyonix details Rocket League’s Autumn update and beyond
Rocket League is getting a major update this month that will introduce a number of changes to how arenas, customizations, and competitive seasons work....
Ghost Recon: Wildlands’s new PVP mode enters open beta test September 21
Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands is getting a new 4-on-4 mode called Ghost War. It’ll be available as a limited-time open beta from...
HP’s PC chief Ron Coughlin talks regaining PC share, targeting gamers, and expanding to VR
PCs aren’t dead yet. Just ask Ron Coughlin, head of HP‘s computer business. The Palo Alto, California company’s PC business has growth at about...