5 best treats from Steam’s Halloween sale
Why beg strangers for candy when you can enjoy some cheap games instead? Not that there’s anything wrong with trick-or-treating at 29 years old,...
Nintendo CEO: We’ll make more than 2 million Switch consoles for March launch if needed
Nintendo is not holding back on the Switch due to supply constraints. Instead, the company doesn’t want systems sitting unsold in warehouses and on...
GameBeat weekly roundup: Pokémon Go gets a treat as World of Warcraft’s raids see a tweak
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we got a better look at the Nintendo Switch thanks to an 3D model, Minecraft is...
Forza’s esports series with ESL will give out $150,000 in prizes
Microsoft has announced a second season of the Forza Racing Championship, a series of tournaments for its racing game series on Xbox One. The event...
Scientist breaks down Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s human augmentation tech
Will Rosellini was once a minor league baseball player. But he found he couldn’t do what other pitchers could do. He retired and began searching...
The DeanBeat: Why video game companies — and all of us — need to think more about A.I.
I was fascinated to meet Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank, one of the world’s biggest tech companies, this week at the ARM TechCon...
Kongregate adds Steam to its web and mobile portfolio with Slashy Hero
GameStop’s Kongregate made its name as a publisher of indie games on Kongregate.com and mobile. Now it is expanding to publishing games on Steam...
Titanfall 2 is the Super Mario Galaxy 2 of shooters
Titanfall was my game of the year in 2014 even though it didn’t have a real single-player campaign. Hell — for me, that was...
[LIVE NOW] Go global, not broke: The best way to deliver a flawless multiplayer experience everywhere (VB Live)
To launch a multiplayer game globally, you probably think you’ve got two options: migrate to the cloud or go all-in with new infrastructure. But...
Steep’s open beta will let you hit the slopes early
Steep is taking a test run on the bunny hills before it makes the plunge. Ubisoft has announced two beta periods for its upcoming...