Jack Tretton interview — Why investing in indie game startups is hot again
Jack Tretton ran Sony’s game division in the U.S. for many years, and he helped the PlayStation 4 become ascendant in this generation. Then...
Celia Hodent: Why everyone is susceptible to unconscious bias
Celia Hodent is a veteran game experience consultant with a doctorate. She has studied the subject of unconscious bias. She talked about the issue...
Oculus Quest launch games pricing: Only 1 is over $30
Facebook provided the prices planned by developers for their May 21 launch on Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest is the $400 all-in-one VR system from...
Dungeons & Dragons returns to Baldur’s Gate with Descent into Avernus
Dungeons & Dragons‘ next storyline is taking us to places we’ve seen before — in modules, sourcebooks, and video games. And one of these...
At 10, Minecraft hits 176 million sales and announces AR game for iOS and Android
2019 is the 10th anniversary of Minecraft, one of the biggest games in the world. As part of its ongoing celebration, publisher Microsoft revealed today...
ProBeat: Microsoft and Sony deal validates Google Stadia
News broke yesterday that Sony and Microsoft are kissing in a tree, working on AI and cloud technology. The new Microsoft and Sony partnership...
AI predicts PUBG player placement from stats and rankings
There’s a reason battle royale games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (commonly abbreviated “PUBG”) and Epic Games’ Fortnite have hundreds of millions of players collectively: They’re...
The DeanBeat: The Bushnell family — growing up with gaming in your blood
Nolan Bushnell is often called the father of the video game industry, but he’s also the father of eight children, and we recently got...
Sensor Tower: Mobile battle royale games have brought in over $2 billion in less than 2 years
Here’s two billion reasons why mobile game publishers have been so aggressive about getting into the battle royale market, according to mobile market research...
Sony and Microsoft, kissing in a tree, working on AI and cloud technology
The sky is falling. Hell has frozen over. So I suppose it only makes sense that longtime gaming rivals Sony and Microsoft (who’s also...