GamesBeat Summit: Robin Hunicke, Amy Jo Kim, and David Edery on the future of creativity
Our latest speakers for our GamesBeat Summit 2018 event are a trio of famous game developers: Amy Jo Kim, David Edery, and Robin Hunicke. They’ll be...
Street Fighter II’s world warriors fight on actual streets in this Apple ARKit demo
Though roughly 2,000 apps are now using Apple’s ARKit, the iOS augmented reality feature has been looking for its killer app — and may...
Survios and MGM unveil Creed: Rise to Glory VR boxing game
Flush with $50 million in funding from MGM, Survios is moving full-speed ahead with virtual reality games. The two companies are announcing today that...
Ark: Survival Evolved mutates its way to mobile
One of the biggest survival games on Steam is jumping to iOS and Android. Ark: Survival Evolved will hit the App Store and Google...
Jack Tretton once ran Sony’s U.S. game division. Now he’s funding indie games
Jack Tretton spent 28 years in gaming, most of it leading Sony’s PlayStation business. He stepped down in 2014 as the PlayStation 4 was...
MindArk launches cryptocurrency for Entropia Universe virtual worlds
MindArk started its massively multiplayer online game platform Entropia Universe with a virtual currency that could be used to buy virtual items in microtransactions....
Vainglory studio Super Evil Megacorp signs esports deal with Alibaba
Super Evil Megacorp has teamed up with Alibaba’s Alisports division to feature the Vainglory mobile game in the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG), which...
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life review — mafia brawls, minigames, and melodrama
Sega’s Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on the PlayStation 4 is the final time we’ll be able to run around as lovable gangster...
Virtuos raises $15 million and moves game outsourcing HQ to Singapore
Virtuos has spent 13 years developing into a game content outsourcing powerhouse. And today the company is announcing it is moving its headquarters from...
AR and VR are different — y’all need to understand why this matters
One of the most anticipated launches of 2018 is the augmented reality glasses from Magic Leap, which are reportedly set to ship soon. Although...