The RetroBeat: Sonic 3D Blast sprints to a new legacy with an unofficial Director’s Cut
Most Sonic fans agree that Sega’s hedgehog mascot had his early peak during the Genesis days in the mid 1990s. But 1996’s Sonic 3D...
Why Handy Games is working on 11 games for the Nintendo Switch
It may sound a little nuts, but Handy Games has gone crazy for the Nintendo Switch. The German company is developing 11 games for...
Tencent gets exclusive rights to operate PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China
It’s just like everyone always says in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: China No. 1. Internet megacorp Tencent has revealed that it will have the exclusive rights...
Harold Halibut is like a cheery BioShock under an alien sea
Too often, depictions of postapocalyptic society focus on grimdark, gritty, and gruesome. But Harold Halibut offers another perspective: dreamy and awkward, channeling Wes Anderson’s The Life...
Belgium pushes to ban loot boxes in Europe
Belgium’s Gaming Commission is still determining whether loot boxes in gaming are gambling, but the country’s minister of justice Koen Geens is already saying...
YouTube culture is turning kids against art games
My game “Everything is going to be OK” was included in Double Fine’s Day of the Devs. Yay! I’m happy to get publicity for...
Turtle Beach’s Stealth 600/700 Xbox One headsets: Look, ma, no dongles!
Microsoft opened up its wireless technology to peripheral manufacturers in September, and that means we’re getting a wave of new gaming headsets for the...
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV review — not worth the gil
The fan service is strong with Square Enix’s Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV. I’m convinced that the studio had trouble deciding whether...
Why doesn’t Star Wars: Battlefront II have more hero skins? GamesBeat Decides
Star Wars: Battlefront II has emotes and win poses, just as Overwatch does. But while Blizzard Entertainment’s hit team shooter has plenty of costumes...
Axis & Allies creator Larry Harris is back with WWII tabletop game War Room
Back in 1984, Larry Harris released one of the most popular board games of all time, Axis & Allies. It sold millions of units...