Assassin’s Creed: Origins — How Ubisoft created the art for the massive open world
Ubisoft created such a massive world for Assassin’s Creed: Origins, the latest open-world game set in the world of ancient Egypt. And one of...
For Honor: How Ubisoft created a new brand and genre
Shoot-em-ups are a popular genre in video games. But Ubisoft wanted to make a “chop-em-up” melee game, and it had to think hard about...
Afterparty sends Oxenfree’s studio on a devilish pub crawl
Night School Studio’s Oxenfree is an eerie ghost story wrapped in a coming-of-age tale about friendship, family, and loss. But its newest game, Afterparty,...
Mindshow now offers VR sharing for its improv app
Free VR improvisation software Mindshow is adding a major feature — sharing. So performances in Mindshow can be added to or remixed by others....
Social VR app Rec Room gets clubhouses
Seattle-based Against Gravity released an enormous update to Rec Room that adds clubhouses you can customize and have friends visit even when you’re not...
The 9 best Star Wars virtual reality experiences
Science fiction and virtual reality go together like medieval fantasy and LARPing. Two intergalactic peas in a space pod, if you will. So naturally, the...
Will 2017 ever end? GamesBeat Decides
GamesBeat Decides hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti pop in for a quick catch up. The crew is busy picking the best games of...
Overwatch League’s success could remake esports
For years, esports has developed and grown organically and without much structure, a real Wild West of teams and leagues and sponsors. Game publishers were...
Decentraland shows the potential of blockchain and VR combined
Blockchain-based virtual reality universe Decentraland is holding its first property auction today. The virtual world is a social space linked to crypto coin-based transactions....
Celebrate The Last Jedi with some Star Wars gaming deals and new content
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now out in theaters. Many of you will be coming home with a hunger for more Star Wars....