Whispers in the Night is Fable’s groundbreaking AI experience
Fable is a content creation studio founded by Edward Saatchi and other alumni from Oculus Story Studio. After working on projects like Henry and...
Samsung steps up as an esports sponsor with Gen.G
Gen.G has signed Samsung Electronics as an official sponsor for the company’s esports teams. The move is the first since Gen.G named Chris Park...
Facebook admitted defrauding kids and parents of thousands of dollars in early free-to-play games
Facebook engaged in practices that tricked children and parents into spending money in free-to-play games, according to court documents unsealed and reported by the...
MelodyVR is rebuilding its VR concert app for a future Oculus device
It sure sounds like MelodyVR is coming to Oculus Quest at some point this year. In a recent update on the London Stock Exchange, MelodyVR...
Google schedules I/O 2019 for May 7-9 in Mountain View (updated)
It’s official: For the fourth year in a row, Google will host its annual I/O developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View....
GamesBeat Decides 109: Kingdom Hearts is garbage, but it’s a part of me
The news was still slow this past week, but we have plenty to talk about. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast,...
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...