Worldwide game industry hits $91 billion in revenues in 2016, with mobile the clear leader
Games generated $91 billion worldwide in 2016, according to a report from market researcher SuperData Research. The mobile game segment was the largest at...
The 10 best Star Wars games: GamesBeat Decides
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hitting theaters last week, we have that galaxy far, far away on our brains, and that led...
Game developer Brianna Wu plans to run for Congress in 2018
Brianna Wu, a game developer who stood up for women facing harassment in the game industry, has decided to run for the U.S. House...
Why Nintendo should ignore Super Mario Run’s poor reviews
Nintendo’s first gaming app for iPhones is megapopular, but it is also annoying some iOS gamers because it ignores the free-to-play business model. Super Mario...
Star Wars: The Old Republic celebrates its 5th anniversary
Not too long ago in a very near galaxy (this one, in fact), a Star Wars game came out with big dreams. BioWare’s massively multiplayer...
Is Nintendo’s Switch too underpowered to compete? GamesBeat Decides
Pascal? Schmascal! While thousands of people headed to Best Buy this morning for a chance to buy a Nintendo console that has 8-bit graphics,...
Overwatch reveals cover-star Tracer as its first queer character
A holiday comic revealed a big surprise for Overwatch fans. Blizzard has released a new digital comic for its team-based shooter, which has quickly...
Watch Dogs 2 excoriates Silicon Valley’s tech companies and warns about election fraud
By choosing to set Watch Dogs 2 in the smart city of San Francisco, Ubisoft’s game creators were able to sharpen their criticism of...
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Sabotage DLC arrives first on PlayStation 4 on January 31
Call of Duty’s first downloadable content map pack for Infinite Warfare arrives on the PlayStation 4 on January 31. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare...
The Asheron’s Call MMO universe from the ’90s will finally go offline in January
Asheron’s Call is over, which should finally free up the line for your dial-up modem. Developer Turbine and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced...