The RetroBeat: River City Girls is a beat-’em-up delight
I enjoyed my holiday break because it gave me time to play a lot more games than normal. And after spending about 20 hours...
GreenPark Sports launches early access for sports and esports social platform
Greenpark Sports is a new community that is mixing sports like basketball with esports games like League of Legends. And today, the company is...
The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2021 as seen from afar
Last year at CES 2020, I walked more than 37.45 miles (over 84,385 steps) to scout for the best ideas and products of the...
December 2020 NPD: Nintendo dominates with half of the top 20 games
December saw new records for consumer spending on video games in the United States of $7.7 billion, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
AMD CEO Lisa Su talks core counts, console launches, and Apple relationship
During CES 2021, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su spoke with a group of journalists about a wide range of issues, including AMD’s product...
NPD 2020: Nintendo Switch was No. 1 hardware, PlayStation 5 was No. 2
The Nintendo Switch dominated hardware sales in the United States throughout 2020. It easily outsold its last-gen competition in the Xbox One and PlayStation...
Mobile game maker Playtika goes public at $11 billion valuation
Playtika went public today in an initial public offering at $27 a share, giving the mobile game publisher a valuation of $11.4 billion. The...
NPD reveals the best-selling games of 2020 in the U.S.
Last year was massive for game sales due to more people staying home during the pandemic. With entertainment at a premium, familiar gaming brands...
InvestGame: 2020 game deals hit value of $33.6 billion across 664 transactions
The pandemic boosted game deal-making, with 2020 deals hitting $33.6 billion in value across 665 transactions. This is according to an analysis by InvestGame,...
Blizzard launches Battle.net update
Blizzard Entertainment has released the biggest update to its online platform, Battle.net, “in years.” Battle.net has been Blizzard’s internet portal for its games since...