Fighting game community’s passion isn’t paying the bills
At 15 years old, Hoa “Anakin” Luu and his dad made the nearly 700-mile journey from his hometown of Atlanta to the sun-bleached southern...
Facebook’s Beat Games acquisition is a stepping-stone toward Horizon
I believe Facebook director of AR/VR content Mike Verdu when he writes that Facebook’s acquisition of Beat Saber studio Beat Games is “just the...
No Man’s Sky Synthesis update has a bushel of VR improvements
When No Man’s Sky Beyond launched in August of this year, it took the VR world by storm, and Hello Games has been toiling...
The future of computing and games
Sometimes it’s good to think about the future. And that’s what a group of thinkers did at The International Future Computing Association, which held...
Sony’s fall ad blitz means PlayStation gets most TV impressions
PlayStation left all other gaming brands far behind when it came to recent TV ad impressions, with Nintendo in second place. Once again sports,...
Insomniac launches Strangelets for Magic Leap One
Magic Leap and Insomniac Games announced a new game, Strangelets, for the Magic Leap One. The game is a followup to Insomniac’s previous AR...
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s 2.0 update gives it big social media boost
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang may not be a household name just yet in the U.S. But the Moonton-owned multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) has...
The DeanBeat: Black Friday lets us enjoy the low cost of computing and entertainment
I’ve done some conspicuous consumption already during the holiday season, even though Black Friday is barely upon us. A series of unfortunate incidents have...
Why Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer is expanding to Australia
Andy Wilson considers himself a builder. Over the last decade of his career, he’s had a hand in building new studios and teams around...
After Zynga deal, Empires & Puzzles maker is an inspiration for Finnish game industry
Finland has more to contribute to the world of mobile gaming than Clash Royale and Angry Birds. We saw that last year when Zynga acquired...