The DeanBeat: Pittsburgh steels itself to become a regional game hub
Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center is a sprawling building on the banks of Pittsburgh’s Monongahela River. It attracts students from around the globe,...
USC film school taps ex-THQ exec Danny Bilson to run games division
The University of Southern California has always had a stellar reputation as being one of the best game design schools in the nation, and...
PC Gaming Weekly: Have you heard of … Roblox?
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and indies like Dream Daddy are capturing the imaginations of PC gamers this summer. But in the background, one name is chugging along...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Watch us earn chicken bucks
GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti doesn’t play enough PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Yours truly, GamesBeat PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb, plays too much Battlegrounds. We’ve decided...
Electronic Arts is spending even more on ‘influencers’
Electronic Arts is planning its marketing budget around influencers as opposed to primarily television or other advertising channels. During a conference call with investors,...
EA’s boss isn’t bullish on mass-market VR
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said in an analyst call today that virtual reality is an “unbelievable innovation” but that it will take “a couple...
Electronic Arts’ digital sales jumped 23% over the last 12 months
Electronic Arts generated $3.147 billion in sales from digital channels alone over the last 12 months. That is up 23 percent year-over-year, and that...
The Sims 4 sees 20% year-over-year surge in monthly players
Even though The Sims 4 launched nearly three years ago, publisher Electronic Arts reports that it’s seeing a 20 percent increase in monthly active...
EA’s live-service games like FIFA and Battlefield boost Q2 numbers
Electronic Arts is living well on live services. It didn’t have a major game launch during the first fiscal quarter that ended June 30, but...
Overwatch’s Doomfist is now live
After a few weeks of testing, Overwatch‘s 25th hero is ready for an official release. Doomfist, the dash-punching, uppercutting assassin, is now live on...