Kongregate focuses on building its own idle games for mobile
Kongregate took off as an early platform for free-to-play web games from indie developers. It saw a lot of success and went through some...
Games and transmedia — how we got here and where we’re going
Presented by Genvid When you create new worlds, particularly worlds which have their own rules and concepts, fans are going to have questions about...
ByteDance’s Ohayoo has published more than 150 games with 500 million downloads
Ohayoo is the new kid on the block in Chinese games. The company is a division of ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, and it...
The D20 Beat: Astria Ascending shows off an intriguing new JRPG world
Astria Ascending is one of the surprises from the recent ID@Xbox stream. It’s a Japanese-RPG from development shop Artisan Studios and publisher Dear Villagers,...
Age of Empires IV could bring back RTS in a big way this fall
Microsoft gave fans a deep dive into Age of Empires IV today, and the game looks beautiful. It looks like it could give real-time...
Google killing Stadia’s studios may make crossplay gaming better for everyone
Google’s recent decision to close its dedicated game studios — opened to much fanfare just two years ago — has been seen by some...
The RetroBeat — Diablo II: Resurrected gives a diabolically good first impression
After the disappointing Warcraft III: Reforged, I wondered if I really wanted a Diablo II remake. When Blizzard announced Diablo II: Resurrected earlier this...
Hideo Kojima is talking with Xbox, PlayStation’s blockbuster strategy, and more | GB Decides 191
Hideo Kojima is talking with Xbox about publishing his next game, according to … well, according to this podcast. Editors Jeff Grubb and Mike...
Wargaming opens office for possibly hundreds of employees in Vilnius, Lithuania
Wargaming said it has opened a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, to strengthen the company’s distributed development model. The office will employ developers and...
The DeanBeat: Microsoft’s Phil Spencer joins our most diverse GamesBeat Summit event
Black Lives Matter. Border trouble. Anti-Asian hate. Trans athlete sports bans. Sexual harassment. Suicides and the pandemic. These racial, cultural, and social issues are...