Psychonauts 2 hands-on — A mindful adventure
I love 3D platformers. Many of these games — like Super Mario Odyssey, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift...
Volley’s Magic Word is a voice-based puzzle game on Google Assistant
Volley has embraced the new kind of gameplay possible with voice-based games, and today it’s introducing Magic Word, an immersive puzzle game on Google...
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Season 5 is coming July 20 on Steam and PlayStation
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will launch its Season 5 update tomorrow: Stumble in the Jungle. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is one of the indie...
Tencent has agreed to buy video game maker Sumo Group for $1.27B
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has agreed to buy British video game company Sumo Group for $1.27 billion. Sumo’s shareholders will get $7.08 in...
A 16 year old takes his shot at Roblox fame as a native game maker
Ammon Runger has been playing games on Roblox since he was 10. Then he started making games. And like many others building games on...
Apple’s IDFA changes are already changing game design and monetization
When Apple updated its ad tracking ID from opt-out to opt-in with the launch of iOS 14.5 in April, the industry’s primary concern was...
Trying to preorder Steam Deck and Switch OLED, June 2021 NPD | GB Decides 205
[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/embed/episodes/205-VAVLES-SWITCH-PRO-e14jsqe” height=”102px” width=”700px” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] On the latest episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, editors Mike Minotti and Jeff Grubb attempt to preorder...
Ubisoft delays Rainbow Six: Extraction and Riders Republic
Ubisoft announced today in separate blog posts that Riders Republic is delayed from September 2 to October 28, and Rainbow Six: Extraction is moving...
The DeanBeat: The State Department’s gaming man wants more citizen diplomats
Josh Shen is one of the only people in the federal government whose job has a lot to do with video games. He’s a...
Pipeline raises $2M to teach gamers how to stream for a living
Pipeline has raised a $2 million seed round for its business of training folks how to become professional streamers and content creators. The Austin,...