How Stern Pinball and Stranger Things are thriving on nostalgia
Stern Pinball has built its business on nostalgia, so it’s no surprise that its next table is based on Stranger Things, the hit Netflix...
Nintendo is exploring ways to use AR
We might see new Nintendo AR experiences in the near future, perhaps either on the company’s Switch handheld (maybe something like its VR Labo...
Forget backward compatibility — Xbox One is ‘forward compatible’
I should be upfront and honest with you. I’m writing this story to say that I called it. What did I call? That Xbox...
The RetroBeat: Missing Myst
Myst was once the biggest game in the world. It’s weird how it feels like we’ve all forgotten about it. I was just a...
Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery — Building jump scares in augmented reality
Horror feels like a good fit for technologies like augmented and virtual reality, which have the potential to make dark rooms, jump scares, and...
CES 2020: The best ideas and products of tech’s biggest show
I have just about wrapped up my trip to CES 2020, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas. I walked more than 37.45...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of the decade
Here are my favorite games of the decade. They’re in chronological order. 2011 was not a good year. But 2013, 2016, and 2018 were...
Giants Software on the quiet, surprising success of Farming Simulator
This article is made possible by Intel’s GameDev BOOST program — dedicated to helping indie game developers everywhere achieve their dreams Some of the...
Hearthstone’s Galakrond’s Awakening solo mode revisits the classic Adventure format
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Hearthstone‘s next solo mode, Galakrond’s Awakening, will start rolling out on January 21, and it’s going to be a...
Facebook Gaming grows 210% in 2019 as it battles Twitch, YouTube
In the livestreaming-platform wars, Facebook Gaming is having the most noteworthy growth spurt. The company’s live gaming videos saw a huge increase in hours...