Hollywood and games 4.0 — How the love-hate relationship has evolved over time
NBCUniversal decided to shut down its game publishing division after almost three years. The company will go back to a strategy of licensing games...
Oculus Connect time machine: How well has Michael Abrash predicted VR’s future?
For the last half-decade at each Oculus Connect, Facebook’s top VR researcher presented an annual look at the future of the technology. The research-focused...
Nintendo Switch Lite fits in my pocket, but should it?
My Nintendo Switch Lite just showed up. Naturally, I abandoned all of my responsibilities to tinker with it. I want to see how playing...
PUBG Mobile surpasses $1 billion in revenue
PUBG Mobile is one of the fastest-growing smartphone games, according to industry intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The company’s latest estimates put the battle royale...
Amazon introduces mobile game benefits for Prime members with PUGB Mobile deal
Amazon announced today that Prime members will now receive free mobile game content, starting with in-game items for the hit battle royale game PUBG...
NPD: Video game business is still growing despite disruption
Video games are going through a transition period. But this shift isn’t necessarily about the jump from one console generation to another. Instead, companies...
Unity Technologies acquires mobile and web game marketing firm DeltaDNA
Unity Technologies continued its quest to be a one-stop shop for game developers today with the acquisition of mobile-and-web marketing and analytics firm DeltaDNA....
Magic: The Gathering — Arena’s new challenges give you a shot to win every card in Standard
Wizards of the Coast is running a new set of events in Magic: The Gathering — Arena that really take the cake gingerbread. Beginning...
The DeanBeat: After all these years, Hollywood still doesn’t get games
NBCUniversal made a big mistake this week by deciding to shut down the game publishing business that Chris Heatherly spent almost three years building....
Minecraft finally gets in-game character creator
Minecraft is finally going to make it easy to make the blocky version of yourself. Microsoft is adding the Minecraft Character Creator to the...