Minority Report science advisor builds the most awesome conference room
John Underkoffler was the science advisor for the landmark 2004 film Minority Report, and he designed the gesture-controlled user interface that Tom Cruise used...
Job Simulator studio Owlchemy wants testers for new mixed reality project
Mixed reality is one of the most impressive uses of virtual reality technology we’ve seen so far. By using a green screen and inventive...
PlayStation leads console brands’ ongoing stranglehold on fall TV
Mobile games haven’t heard the Call of Duty the past few weeks. GamesBeat has partnered with iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real-time, to...
How Star Wars: The Old Republic keeps rolling in a universe outside of the movies
Rogue One isn’t the only Star Wars event in December. On December 2, BioWare will release a new expansion for its massively multiplayer online...
Pokémon Go could get a huge December update with 100 new creatures
Niantic Labs is reportedly planning a huge Pokémon Go update for December that will give players a lot of what they’ve been asking for. The...
Get into the Christmas spirit with Warcraft and Hearthstone’s Murlocs
Happy mrrrglgglgl season! Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to prepare for the December holidays. And if you celebrate Christmas, what better way to get in into the mood than with an almost hour-long video of a decorated fireplace?
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Holiday gift guides, and Zelda: A Link to the Past turns 25
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We hope our American readers enjoyed their Thanksgiving! While you get over your turkey hangover, you...
How Canada’s Behaviour Interactive hatched its horror hit Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight could be the biggest success that Behaviour Interactive has seen in its 24 year history. The Canadian game studio, which spent...
5 ‘Volo’s Guide to Monsters’ horrors that need to be in video games
Hordes of iconic monsters from Dungeons & Dragons have appeared in video games — Beholders, Mind Flayers, and even Tiamat, the five-headed queen of evil...
The DeanBeat: What they don’t tell you about making games
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I’m thankful that you are taking some time to read GamesBeat and this column. Today’s the...