Battlefield V battle royale prototype in the works at DICE
EA’s DICE studio is testing a battle royale mode for Battlefield V that features similar gameplay to megahits like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, according to...
World of Demons brings Platinum’s action expertise to mobile
Platinum Games excels at making slick action games for consoles and PC. Now the Japanese studio is teaming up with mobile publisher DeNA on...
Call of Duty: WWII Alexa Skill gives you a personal multiplayer coach
I’ve always needed a personal coach when it comes to multiplayer combat for Call of Duty, and now Activision is providing one via Amazon’s...
Facebook is testing a new playable ad format for trying games, no installation required
Facebook has started testing a new “playable ad” format today with a couple dozen game developers. The ad is meant to let users get...
8 Circuit Studios will use blockchain to build the Metaverse
8 Circuit Studios hopes to use blockchain, cryptocurrency, and other collaboration tools to build the Metaverse, the digital universe envisioned in novels by William...
Konami ends partnership with UEFA as Pro Evolution Soccer’s future becomes unclear
UEFA (Union of European Football Association) announced today that Konami is ending its 10-year partnership with the organization. Konami publishes the yearly Pro Evolution...
Where game investors are putting their money
Investing in games has often been an occasional preoccupation for venture capitalists, who are wary of trying to pick the hits in a hit-driven...
God of War and Star Wars Holochess get free iOS AR experiences
Finding ways to keep people excited about popular game and movie franchises just became a little easier, as Sony’s God of War and Disney’s...
The Leisure Economy: Where we all get paid to play games
Of all the ideas at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2018, I loved the notion of The Leisure Economy. This is about a utopia we...
Chrome 66 arrives with autoplaying content blocked by default
Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The desktop release includes autoplaying content muted by default, security improvements, and...