Gaming’s best Christmas carol comes from … Waluigi?
Waluigi is a strange fellow. Nintendo created him simply because Wario (the rude, evil counterpart of Mario) needed a tennis partner. He’s a lanky, maniacal...
Linden Lab’s Sansar will take virtual worlds far beyond Second Life
Second Life is by far the most successful virtual world ever created. And with Sansar, the creators of Second Life at Linden Lab believe they...
Oculus’ funding of Robo Recall nearly match what Epic Games spent on Gears of War
Oculus is one of the most prolific stimulators of virtual reality content in the industry today. The Facebook-owned company has been funding VR games...
Ecco the Dolphin creator settles lawsuit with Sega, possibly paving way for series’ rebirth
Ed Annunziata has settled a lawsuit with video game publisher Sega over the ownership of the Ecco the Dolphin series. That’s an interesting development...
Watch us play Oculus Touch games like VR Sports Challenge and I Expect You to Die
I’m still digging the Oculus Touch controllers that Facebook’s VR subsidiary launched earlier this month, and that’s not only because they make me feel...
Did you download a Super Mario Run APK for Android? That’s malware
Often before a new mobile game comes out, people who use an Android smartphone or tablet can get the game early by scouring the...
Sensor Tower: Super Mario Run made $5 million in under 24 hours
While you collect coins as Mario on your iPhone, Nintendo is collecting fat stacks on cash. Super Mario Run has generated approximately $5 million...
Xbox One Elite Controller sales up 46% year-over-year in November
Microsoft’s premium controller is seeing a surge leading into the gift-giving holidays. The Xbox One Elite Controller saw its sales in November increase by almost...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Switch specs and Super Mario Run hits mobile
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Pokémon Go got more creatures (although not as many as some fans hoped for), Overwatch gets...
Mobile game Color Switch hits 130 million downloads after 1 year on the market
Color Switch should be an inspiration to independent mobile game developers everywhere. The title is just about a year old, and it has been...