GamesBeat

Posted inin Gameplay

The Division 2 interview: how Ubisoft brought the pandemic to D.C.

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2019
6 min

Back in 2016, the original Tom Clancy’s The Division had a rocky start with bugs and lots of player complaints. But Ubisoft’s developers at...

Posted inin Gameplay

Respawn’s low-information tease stream is surprisingly addictive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2019
2 min

Respawn Entertainment’s livestream for its new Apex Legends battle royale game has begun, and it is a case study in the art of the...

Posted inin Gameplay

The Division 2 hands-on preview — taking D.C. back, one monument at a time

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2019
5 min

French video game publisher Ubisoft showed off hours of content for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 at a preview event that I attended last week. The game...

Posted inin Business

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled hands-on — Like Mario Kart, with Crash Bandicoot

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2019
3 min

I got a first hands-on driving session with Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, the latest retro game revival from developer Beenox and publisher Activision. Last year’s...

Posted inin Gameplay

Capcom reaches record profits thanks to Monster Hunter: World

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 4, 2019
1 min

Capcom has released its financial report for the nine months leading up to December 31, and it has reported an operating income of $122.4...

Posted inin Business

Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 4, 2019
1 min

Microsoft is planning to bring its online services, Xbox Live, to more Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS games. This is via a listing for...

Posted inin Gameplay

Call of Duty veteran Michael Condrey starts new 2K game studio in Silicon Valley

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2019
3 min

Michael Condrey, a veteran of games like Call of Duty and Dead Space, is starting a new studio for Take-Two Interactive’s 2K division in...

Posted inin Gameplay

Vince Zampella: Respawn will reveal Apex Legends on Monday morning

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2019
1 min

Vince Zampella, the CEO of Electronic Arts’ Respawn Entertainment, confirmed leaks Sunday by tweeting that Respawn will reveal a new game, Apex Legends, on...