Metroid Prime 4 development restarts; Nintendo brings in Retro Studios
Nintendo released a video today explaining that development is restarting on Metroid Prime 4 for the Switch. Retro Studios, the Austin, Texas-based company that...
The DeanBeat — What’s the best way to experience a game for the first time?
2019 is only 25 days old, but I feel my pile of shame is already growing. I am falling behind on games this week....
Unity game engine launches support for Kin cryptocurrency in indie games
Unity Technologies‘ game engine is used widely by independent game developers, and now it will be easy for Unity developers to incorporate the Kin...
Liftoff’s surprise: Banner ads are 120% more effective than video ads
Mobile banner ads don’t get much respect, but they are surprisingly effective when it comes to mobile advertising. By contrast, video ads aren’t as...
Fate/Grand Order hits 5 million downloads in U.S.
Fate/Grand Order is one of the most popular mobile games in the world, and it’s beginning to find legs in the United States. Aniplex...
Rami Ismail’s GameDev.World will be a global game dev event translated into 8 languages
Rami Ismail, cofounder of Nuclear Throne maker Vlambeer, became frustrated trying to get visas approved for developers to come to the U.S. for his...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with RAW image and light theme improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with RAW image file and light theme improvements. The update bumps Windows 10 from build 18317...
DeepMind’s AlphaStar AI sweeps StarCraft II pros in head-to-head match
Computers are getting more sophisticated than ever at understanding and playing complicated games. DeepMind, one of the leaders in artificial intelligence, proved that once...
The RetroBeat: What Kingdom Hearts III should have learned from the original
I almost can’t believe it, but Kingdom Hearts III is now a real game that I’ve actually played. And I liked it! You should...
GDC survey: Half of game developers support unionization, believe Steam is too greedy
A survey of game developers shows that nearly half of game developers support game industry unionization, a majority believe that Steam no longer justifies...