PlayStation reduces TV ads in November as game industry boosts spend to $62.7 million
As the holiday season arrives, the gaming industry as a whole has been increasing its TV ad spend: In November, 13 brands spent an...
Dreamscape Immersive launches Dragons: Flight Academy VR arcade experience
Location-based VR company Dreamscape Immersive is now offering a new experience that ties into DreamWorks’ How To Train Your Dragon film series. The project, titled...
Half-Life: Alyx results in high demand for Valve Index VR headset
The Valve Index virtual reality system for PCs is now back-ordered until after Christmas in the U.S., according to its Steam store page. This...
Super Mario Maker 2’s Ninji Speedruns are missing a crucial feature
Super Mario Maker 2 is a really good game. I love playing it. I’ve gone back to it again and again since it debuted...
How to keep your online game running and bug-free
Today’s game consoles offer functionalities — such as platform crossplay — that are something of a miracle. Because every game runs differently, especially across...
How game companies can protect their online operations and players from cyberattacks
Games are still tempting targets for hackers. Zynga’s popular online game, Words With Friends, was recently hacked and more than 218 million users had...
Adobe acquires Oculus Medium VR sculpting app
Adobe is the new home for the Oculus Medium sculpting app, which Facebook originally launched three years ago. The surprising move raises intriguing questions about the...
Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Chairman of the TBD”
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Read Part 1 here. To help commemorate its 25th anniversary,...
Epic Games Store devs can now choose their own in-game payment processor
Developers using the Epic Games Store now have more options for processing payments. Epic told developers this week that they can set up alternative...
Shovel Knight director Sean Velasco digs into Yacht Club Games’ past and future
Shovel Knight has been one of the biggest indie hits of all time since its 2014 release, but now its journey is nearing an...