How Jackbox Games adapted to a tumultuous 2020
When California’s first lockdown arrived in March, my friends and family relied on a few multiplayer games to stay in touch. One series we...
Game industry’s TV ad spend drops in January
As you’d expect after the holiday season, gaming brands pulled back from TV advertising in January to the tune of a 60% decrease in...
Component shortages hit PS5, will Battlefield go free-to-play, and more | GB Decides 182
The gaming industry dropped a load of financial news over the last week. That has left the GamesBeat Decides crew to talk about PlayStation...
The RetroBeat — Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master is a Genesis treasure I missed
I loved my Sega Genesis as a kid, but now that I spend a lot of my adult life looking into retro games, I’m...
Fable’s virtual being Lucy takes a tour at virtual Sundance Film Festival
Lucy, the virtual being from Fable Studio‘s Wolves in the Walls virtual reality experience, is getting around. Now she has busted the fourth wall...
The DeanBeat: Measuring the froth of the game industry
Merger mania has come to games, and a big window is open for public offerings in the stock market. That translates to a historic...
Razer’s Huntsman V2 Analog keyboard has it all (even analog switches)
Razer has a new premium mechanical gaming keyboard that comes with all the extras. The Razer Huntsman V2 Analog is the followup to the...
Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV won’t release until 2022
Activision Blizzard noted in an investors call today that Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV won’t launch until at least 2022, noting that it is...
Unity Technologies posts Q4 revenue of $220.3 million, up 39%
Unity Technologies reported today that revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31 hit $220.3 million, up 39% from the same quarter a year...
Call of Duty just had its best year ever
As part of its earnings report today, Activision Blizzard revealed that the Call of Duty had its strongest year ever in 2020. The series...