3 problems studios face when developing games for famous IPs
Branding is a powerful thing. Back in 1976, Sega’s The Fonz arcade game was the first-ever licensed game. And ever since, games based on...
Xbox One hardware falters, but software and services are bright spots
Xbox One hardware sales are continuing to fall, and that put a drag on Microsoft’s gaming division. Xbox revenues for Q1 of fiscal 2020...
Microsoft reports $33.1 billion in Q1 2020 revenue: Azure up 59%, Surface down 4%, and LinkedIn up 25%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $33.1 billion, net income of $10.7 billion, and earnings per...
Fortnite’s black hole event broke Twitch records
Fortnite has been through a big change with the launch of Chapter 2, and the hyped transition from Season X to this new era...
Fallout 76’s new $100 subscription is reasonable and outrageous
Fallout 76 hasn’t been a big hit since its launch almost one year ago, but Bethesda can still think of new ways to bring...
Steam September top 20: Gears 5, Spyro, and NBA 2K20
Today, Valve released the list of the top 20 best-performing new game releases on Steam for September. The company has also highlighted some important...
GamesBeat Decides: The Outer Worlds review
It’s time for a special edition of the GamesBeat Decides podcast. On Friday, developer Obsidian Entertainnemt is launching its space role-playing adventure, The Outer...
Klang launches closed alpha for online world Seed
Klang’s Seed is taking a step forward with the announcement of Seed Pioneers, a closed alpha test for the massively multiplayer online world simulation....
Black Desert Mobile hands-on preview — one of the prettiest fantasy MMOs on mobile
South Korean game publisher Pearl Abyss is soft launching its highly anticipated Black Desert Mobile on the Google Play Store. I’ve had a look via a...
The Outer Worlds is the Skyrim in space I’ve always wanted
One of my favorite games on the Xbox 360 was The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. That 2006 open-world fantasy was massive and open-ended, and...