Sable’s alien desert is a central figure in its story
The open-world exploration game Sable has an extraordinary art style, appearing as a kind of living science-fiction graphic novel. But the eponymous character’s journey...
Want to make your name as a streamer? Work on your GIF game (updated)
After Nintendo revealed that it would be bringing Fortnite to its Switch console during its presentation at E3 2018, it picked up over 2...
Sea of Thieves’ updates are transforming player behavior
Sea of Thieves is one of the biggest Microsoft releases of 2018, and during our conversation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show, executive...
Microsoft’s decision to skip Xbox VR is unsettling for Xbox One X owners
Microsoft didn't provide a firm reason when it disclosed two weeks ago that a virtual reality headset isn't coming to the Xbox One, but the reasons seem clear -- it was either about money, platform support, or both.
Kingdom Hearts III director explains why Pirates of the Caribbean is back
Kingdom Hearts III — which comes out on January 29 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One — showed up a lot during the Electronic...
Bethesda sues Warner Bros. for ripping off Fallout Shelter with Westworld mobile game (updated)
Bethesda Softworks is always trigger-happy with the lawsuits, and this time the company is suing Warner Bros. and developer Behaviour Interactive over the release...
The DeanBeat: Leaves and other false trends of E3 2018
One of the unintentionally funny moments of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at Microsoft’s press event, where Ralph Fulton, creative director of...
Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice passes 1 million downloads
Developer Ninja Theory announced on Twitter that Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has now passed 1 million downloads. Hellblade came out in August 2017 for PlayStation...
Goodbye, loot boxes! Hello, premium progression passes!
If the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show last week had a one big trend, it was people standing on stage saying “and no...
GamesBeat Decides 85: We’re E3 ghosts now
We’re back from the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show, and we learned a lot about video games … and even more about ourselves. Also,...