The IndieBeat: Brazil’s game scene grapples with what ‘independent’ means
Last week, Brazilian indie developers released an open letter directed toward Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival, one of the largest events of its kind...
Battlefield 1’s monthly updates end in June
After almost two years, Electronic Arts developer DICE is ending its active support for Battlefield 1. The World War I shooter debuted November 2016,...
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima stepping down, Shuntaro Furukawa taking his place
Nintendo announced today as part of its yearly fiscal report that its president Tatsumi Kimishima will be retiring on June 28. Shuntaro Furukawa, who has...
Nintendo Switch has sold nearly 18 million consoles, crushing 14 million target
Nintendo announced today that its Switch console has now sold 17.79 million systems as of March 31. Nintendo released the information as part of...
Romania’s Carbon is an emerging markets ‘micropublisher’
Gaming has gone global, and Carbon wants to make it even more so. The Romanian company wants to help small game developers get off...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with mobile broadband improvements
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17655 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are mobile broadband improvements.
AMD CEO says Ryzen processors are 60% of processor revenue
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said in a first-quarter earnings conference call that Ryzen processors now account for 60 percent of the company’s client...
Microsoft teases a ‘classic Halo’ PC experience after killing fan mod
The Halo series has stuck close to its Xbox home over the years, but that could change. Microsoft says it is considering bringing an...
The RetroBeat: Hemingway helps me explain why I like retro games
I don’t only play video games during my spare time. Well … OK, I do. Almost exclusively. I was beginning to feel a bit...
Indie studio Henchman & Goon grabs $400,000 investment from Altered Ventures
Indie developer Henchman & Goon announced earlier today that venture capital firm Altered Ventures has invested over $400,000 in its studio. The Norway-based team...