Battletech gets Heavy Metal expansion on November 21
Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes announced the Heavy Metal expansion for mech combat game Battletech will go live on November 21. At PDXCON, the...
Age of Wonders: Planetfall’s first expansion is Revelations, launching November 19
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is my favorite real-time strategy game of the year, and publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Triumph Studios announced today that...
Fortnite is finally getting better spatial audio
One of the reasons I couldn’t get into Fortnite was the sound. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an excellent and accurate sound model, and that made...
The RetroBeat: Sonic & Knuckles turned a problem into success 25 years ago
Sonic & Knuckles is what happens when you make the best out of a bad situation. The Sega Genesis 2D platformer is celebrating its...
Bipartisan group condemns Blizzard and Apple for bowing to China
A group of Republican and Democratic party congress members have come together to condemn Hearthstone publisher Activision Blizzard for punishing a player that criticized...
Jedi: Fallen Order — The satisfaction of creating new Star Wars canon
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an impressive action game with an impressive focus on exploration, but it’s also a new Star Wars story....
Verizon debuts GPU-based 5G edge services for mobile VR/XR developers
As the 5G era kicks off, all signs point to dramatic improvements in virtual and mixed reality experiences as computing shifts from hardware worn...
Electronic Theatre brings immersive group gaming to physical rooms
A London-based startup is creating immersive gaming experiences where friends can participate together in the real-world. Electronic Theatre has custom-built rooms (LightBoxes) that are...
GamesBeat Decides 128: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order rules
It’s time to get excited for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, because it turns out that it is good. On this week’s episode of...
The DeanBeat: Riot Games sheds its image as a single-game company
League of Legends is a decade old, and it has become a cultural phenomenon, a rare achievement for any video game. It is an...