Danger Zone is a worthy successor to Burnout’s crash mode
The Burnout series is gone, and nothing has filled the vacuum it left behind. Forza Horizon 3 is wonderful, but it doesn’t have the...
How Improbable convinced SoftBank to invest $502 million in its platform for massive online game worlds
London-based technology firm Improbable has had a very improbable week. The company raised a whopping $502 million from Japan’s SoftBank for its SpatialOS platform for...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Destiny 2 takes shape, and Google pursues standalone VR
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Nintendo wins April, with the Switch hitting the top console spot while Mario Kart...
Atari secures the RollerCoaster Tycoon brand until 2022
For your safety, keep your arms and legs inside the licensing agreement at all times. Atari has extended its agreement with Chris Sawyer, the...
EA is getting spectators to watch Madden NFL and FIFA esports matches
This weekend, a lot of gamers are going to sit around and watch cyberathletes play video games in the FIFA 17 world championships, just...
The DeanBeat: Destiny 2 is Bungie’s big chance to expand its audience
I was never much of a Guardian. I’ve been a faithful Call of Duty fan and a Halo follower too. But Activision’s Destiny didn’t...
Destiny 2: Hands-on video capture of a live Strike co-op mission
I played in one of the first hands-on gameplay sessions yesterday with Bungie’s Destiny 2. And I wasn’t all that bad at it. The...
World of Warcraft in the streets, edtech MMO in the sheets
Presented by Intel Immersed Games is an early-stage edtech (educational technology) startup unlike any other, the brainchild of a diehard MMORPG player and PhD...
PC Gaming Weekly: Sega’s resurgence isn’t happening on consoles
Sega made its name with its slogan for the beloved console: Genesis does what Nintendon’t. This still applies today, as the Japanese publisher has...
NES Classic Edition outsold PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in April
Spring is a time for renewal. Just ask Nintendo’s bank account. The publisher revealed earlier this week that it had the No. 1 best-selling...