Hearthstone’s cursed GamesBeat with the Mark of Hakkar — help us spread it
Blizzard has cursed us! Well, I guess they technically just gave us a cool card back for Hearthstone. And if you play us in...
EA says holiday quarter was ‘difficult’ and missed expectations
Electronic Arts reported earnings for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31 that missed the company’s and Wall Street’s expectations. This comes on the...
Oculus Studios and Sanzaru unveil Asgard’s Wrath VR game
Facebook’s Oculus Studios division announced a new virtual reality game, Asgard’s Wrath, which is coming for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset from Sanzaru...
Nintendo gets Vivox text and voice chat for Switch games
Vivox announced today that it’s releasing a software development kit (SDK) to add text and voice chat to Nintendo Switch games. This will enable...
NBCUniversal and Starbreeze team up on Payday: Crime War mobile game
NBCUniversal and Starbreeze are teaming up to publish a new first-person shooter mobile game dubbed Payday: Crime War. The game is yet another example...
Allen Institute debuts AI that plays Pictionary-style games to learn ‘common sense’
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle today debuted AllenAI, a system designed to play a Pictionary-like game called Iconary with humans. The AI...
Overwatch League esports team New York Excelsior scores T-Mobile as a sponsor
The New York Excelsior (NYXL), one of the founding esports franchises of the Overwatch League and the first professional esports team to represent the...
Super League Gaming will bring amateur esports events to Topgolf venues
Sports entertainment company Topgolf and Super League Gaming have announced a partnership to bring amateur competitive video game events to Topgolf venues across the country. Topgolf has...
Respawn’s Apex Legends hits 1 million players in 8 hours
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends reached more than a million players in the first eight hours of availability for the free-to-play battle...
NASCAR is racing into esports. Here’s how it can succeed
NASCAR is hard at work preparing the debut of its new esports league, the eNASCAR Heat Pro League (eNASCAR). eNASCAR, a partnership between NASCAR...