Cloud gaming is going to make customer support more complicated
New cloud-based game platforms like Google Stadia and Apple Arcade are potentially great for gamers, offering on-demand, download-free, anytime, anywhere games. But, drawing on...
The RetroBeat: Retro gifts for the nostalgic gamers in your life
The holidays and retro gaming are two of my favorite things in the world, so I think I’m in a good position to help...
Half-Life: Alyx — Everything you need to know about Valve’s first VR star
As you’ve probably noticed, the name of Valve’s new Half-Life VR game, announced on Monday, is not Half-Life 3. It’s not even Half-Life 2:...
Black Friday 2019 gift guide: For PC gaming
It’s time for a PC gaming gift guide to help you get through Black Friday 2019 and beyond. And this is easier than ever...
Facebook trains AI to generate worlds in a fantasy text adventure
Procedurally generating an interesting video game environment isn’t just challenging — it’s incredibly time-consuming. Tools like Promethean AI, which tap machine learning to generate...
Razer Junglecat turns my phone into a Nintendo Switch for cloud gaming
The way we play games is about to change. Or, at least, that’s the claim from companies with cloud-gaming services. Using Project xCloud or...
Arby’s will have Sonic kids meal toys
Gotta go fast … to Arby’s. The fast food chain has announced that will give away Sonic the Hedgehog toys with its kids meals...
The DeanBeat: Helsinki is still a hotbed for mobile games and tech
This week, I found myself at a party at Löyly, a sauna and bar at the edge of the Baltic Sea in Helsinki, Finland....
Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Doom to the Power of Ten”
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. To help commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment...
Coherence raises $2.5 million for open source platform to democratize connected game development
Swedish startup Coherence has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to create an open source platform to democratize connected game development. Dino Patti, one...