Immortals acquires Brazilian esports brand and picks up new sponsors
Global esports team organization Immortals said it has acquired the Brazilian brand MIBR and hired the team roster for the Brazilian SK Gaming Counter-Strike:...
Candy crushes: King dethrones PlayStation at top of most-seen TV game ads chart
After months of PlayStation leading the chart, King is now in first place. GamesBeat has partnered with iSpot.tv, the real-time TV ad measurement company...
The story behind Nintendo’s betrayal of Sony — and how it created its fiercest rival
The following is an excerpt from Replay: The History of Video Games by Tristan Donovan. It should have been a coup. On May 28,...
Raph Koster’s Postmortems helps online game devs avoid past mistakes
Raph Koster has a lot to say about making online games, as he’s been working on them for more than two decades. His new...
Cloud gaming has potential, but its execution isn’t a breeze
It’s been awhile since OnLive came out of stealth in 2009 and promised to disrupt the game consoles with a revolutionary cloud-gaming service, where...
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...