Scuf gamepad, PlayStation Vue, and other extreme last-minute gaming gifts
It happens. December is crazy. You get busy with work and shopping for your kids, and then you remember: you have to get your...
Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are using Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine
Cloud Imperium Games announced today that its Star Citizen and Squadron 42 games will use the Amazon Lumberyard game engine. These are two of the...
Nintendo plans to release more than 3 iOS and Android games every year
You can expect more than Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, and one other Nintendo game to hit your iPhone in 2017. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports players and owners group get into dispute
In professional sports, owners and players don’t always agree. And in esports, the same is proving true, as a player group launched a complaint...
How Super Mario Run screws up mobile monetization
I’m not sure that Nintendo’s much heralded free-to-start (F2S) monetization model was worth the wait. It was a year-and-a-half ago that it was first...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Twas two nights before Christmas so read all our stuff
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we talk about our favorite Star Wars games, Super Mario Run makes a lot of money,...
Pokémon Go holiday event begins Christmas Day — better chance to catch Charizard, Blastoise, and more
I hope you are getting a warm pair of boots for the holidays, because it’s time to go back outside and catch pocket monsters....
Atlus forms new Studio Zero and tasks Persona director on a fantasy role-playing game
Japanese role-playing game fans have something new to look forward to. Atlus has created a new development team, Studio Zero, where Katsura Hashino is directing a...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2016
Let’s face it: 2016 was a bad year in so many uncountable ways. But when it comes to video games, it was a great...
Steam Store is down as the winter sale goes live (update)
Steam’s big winter sale is live, but the servers are not. Valve’s PC gaming portal is seeing connection errors as gamers rush to get...