Tencent’s TiMi opens third North American triple-A game studio in Montreal
TiMi Studio Group has opened a new triple-A game studio in Montreal. It’s the third such dev outpost that the Tencent-owned entity has started...
GDC starts today with over 550 virtual talks on game development
The Game Developers Conference kicks off today as a virtual event featuring more than 550 talks on game development from Monday through Friday. And...
Scopely invests $50M in 3 European mobile game studios
Scopely has invested $50 million in three European mobile game studios: Omnidrone, Pixel Toys, and Tag Games. These strategic investments support long-term commitments to...
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...