What a U.S. ban on Tencent may mean for the online game industry
The U.S.-China trade war has taken another turn after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will put an end to WeChat...
Nintendo’s very good NPD report, and next gen becomes current gen | GamesBeat Decides 172
PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox systems are out, and GamesBeat editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about how they’re feeling about next-gen...
AMD Ryzen 5000 — especially the 5600X — is blowing my mind
I knew AMD was going to deliver excellent performance with its next-generation Zen 3 CPU architecture, but I wasn’t ready for this. The new...
Pitching your game: The essentials you need to know
Preparing a pitch [read Part 1 here] may not be as exciting as game development, but the more work you put in up front,...
The RetroBeat: 20 years of Final Fantasy IX, the best Final Fantasy
I know that all us, myself included, are preoccupied by the next-gen (I guess they’re the current gen now) consoles. But I found out...
OpenAI proposes using reciprocity to encourage AI agents to work together
Many real-world problems require complex coordination between multiple agents — e.g., people or algorithms. A machine learning technique called multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has...
The DeanBeat: Sony beats Microsoft with games as the console wars renew
The console wars aren’t simple, but it’s always tempting for critics to call the contest before it even begins. But we saw the folly...
Nintendo Switch is on a blazing sales pace for 2020 in the U.S.
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in the United States for the 23rd month in a row, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
October 2020 NPD: Nintendo and FIFA power gaming’s growth
Gaming fans in the United States didn’t shy away from spending on their hobby in the month before the launch of next-gen consoles. Instead,...
Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War review — Putting the player on a treadmill
Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War is a game that is meant to be played over and over. Not just the multiplayer...