PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds dethrones League of Legends on Twitch for the first time in 34 months
Since at least 2014, Twitch was the League of Legends network. Sure, nearly every game has an audience on the livestreaming platform, but League...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Halo’s coming to mixed reality, and Dota 2 falls to PUBG
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Nintendo is bringing more indies love to the Switch, Pokémon Go adds more Legendaries, and we check...
Dauntless and its Monster Hunter-like action starts its closed beta on PC
Dauntless, a PC cooperative action game that has players working together to take down giant monsters, is entering its closed beta test at 12...
The DeanBeat: The Leisure Economy — where we all get paid to play games
I’ve been bouncing this idea about the Leisure Economy, where we all get paid to play games, off everyone I meet these days. With...
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is coming on October 17
Microsoft today announced that the free Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and the first Windows Mixed Reality headsets will begin rolling out on October...
We will SMITE thee
Presented by Intel “The fastest way to become a millionaire is to start as a multi-millionaire” is an adage applied to many projects considered...
PC Gaming Weekly: Where will you meet your Destiny?
The biggest showdown this fall may not involve Call of Duty or Battlefield. No, this faceoff is between Destiny 2 PC and … Destiny 2 on...
NewTek wants game broadcasters to adopt its video-over-ethernet tech
The audience on the livestreaming site Twitch have countless content creators to choose from these days, and that has created an arms race between channels...
The GameWorks arcade chain is about to get an esports makeover
That old GameWorks arcade center in the mall in your town will host esports soon. Oomba, an online tournament-management system, has acquired GameWorks from...
Twitch’s new Extensions add customization options for streamers, like games and music
Social video platform Twitch announced that it will enable its broadcasters to customize their channel pages with interactive experiences. That means broadcasters will be...