Categories Posted inin Gameplay Amy Hennig interview — Surviving the trauma of making a video game and inspiring newcomers Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 22, 2019 28 min Amy Hennig has received many kudos over the years for her career making games such as the Legacy of Kain games and the Uncharted...
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Farewell to Reggie’s body Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 22, 2019 5 min It surprised me yesterday when Reggie Fils-Aime, the longtime president of Nintendo of America, announced he was going to retire on April 15 and...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay ArenaNet confirms that it is laying off staff Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 22, 2019 2 min Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet is cutting an unspecified number of jobs. The company confirmed the layoffs and said it has...
Categories Posted inin Business Sensor Tower: Brawl Stars ranks 10th in global revenue in January after December launch Posted byby Jason Wilson February 22, 2019 2 min Brawl Stars looks like it’s on its way to becoming a hit. Mobile market research firm Sensor Tower released its findings for January, and...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Is Fortnite killing game company stocks? Posted byby GamesBeat February 21, 2019 4 min Since October, major game company stocks have been down significantly. Of course, much of this was due to an overall market decline. However, as...
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Mechstermination Force combines Contra with Shadow of the Colossus Posted byby Mike Minotti February 21, 2019 2 min I have backlog of indie games that I need to play on my Switch. I still haven’t touched great-looking 2D platformers like Owlboy and...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Interpret: Women make up 30% of esports audience, up 6.5% from 2016 Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 21, 2019 2 min Women’s viewership of esports grew from 23.9 percent of all watchers in 2016 to 30.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to...
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 21, 2019 2 min One of the faces of Nintendo is stepping down and leaving some Honda-sized shoes to fill. Reggie Fils-Aime announced that he is leaving his...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Twitch locks down rights to manage Team Liquid sponsorships Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 21, 2019 2 min Twitch hosts some of the most popular video content on the internet, but it doesn’t own much of it. That’s a challenge for the...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Paradox Interactive creates platform to deliver mods to Xbox One, PC Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 21, 2019 2 min Paradox Interactive wants to ensure that its biggest fans can make and deliver content to players on both the PC and Xbox One. To...