Rise and Fall asks the question: Can Civilization VI become something it’s not?
The announcement that Civilization VI’s Rise and Fall expansion would include the leader Poundmaker of the Cree should have been cause for celebration. The...
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life release delayed to April 17
Sega announced today that Yakuza 6: The Song of Life’s release date will be pushed back a month. The PlayStation 4 game debuted in...
Kaz Hirai steps down as Sony’s CEO, ending PlayStation’s reign
Kaz Hirai plans to step down as Sony’s president and CEO on April 1, when company executive Kenichiro Yoshida will take over the top...
The DeanBeat: With Bushnell award, history became herstory
The video game industry sought to celebrate one of its founders, Nolan Bushnell, with an award as a pioneer this week. But prominent gaming...
Tencent will launch Arena of Valor’s World Cup tournament
Tencent already has a PC esports success on its hands with Riot Games’s League of Legends, but it wants to expand into mobile as...
Sea of Thieves is already a hit, but Microsoft needs to make it a success
Sea of Thieves buzz is hot coming out of its closed beta on Xbox One and Windows 10. It had one of the biggest audiences...
Discord members can now spin tunes with social Spotify integration
Discord has a new feature for its community-based social network that enables people to share details about their music through the Spotify streaming service....
Clash Royale maker Supercell invests $4.2 million in mobile game studio Trailmix
Clash Royale maker Supercell has invested $4.2 million in mobile game studio Trailmix, a startup created by two former King game developers. Supercell has...
Pokémon Go studio Niantic acquires AR firm Escher Reality
Niantic Labs announced today that it has acquired Escher Reality, an augmented reality and computer vision startup that’s building technology for persistent, cross-platform, multiuser augmented reality...
The IndieBeat: Valleys Between is a relaxing puzzler that ponders the environment
Valleys Between is a peaceful game about interacting with nature and solving puzzles. Inspired by the New Zealand landscape outside developer Little Lost Fox‘s...