Harmonix’s SingSpace could unlock the joy and horror of VR karaoke
Karaoke is an inherently social activity, full of both joy and trepidation. The same holds true in virtual reality, based on my experience with...
How mobile gaming has changed in the last 10 years
The mobile gaming industry is booming. Smartphones have become more affordable and the mobile gaming industry has overtaken PC and console as the biggest...
Essential app install formats: How Pocket Gems pushed ‘Episode’ to 3 million WAUs (VB Live)
With millions of competitors, how are the top game companies growing and acquiring high-quality users at scale? Pocket Gems has been working since 2009...
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta servers are down and players can’t find games
The new Call of Duty doesn’t come out until next month, but you can still play it today … or you could, if the...
Esports Championship Series puts up $750K for Counter-Strike finals in Anaheim
One of the most popular competitive games around the world is getting another massive championship tournament in the United States. Esports-platform company FaceIt is holding the...
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta finally goes live after PlayStation Network troubles
Sony’s online gaming service went through some hiccups earlier today. Now it’s back up, and that means one of the biggest games of the fall...
PlayStation Network is down as Call of Duty beta starts (update: fixed)
Update: PSN is back up and running, and the Call of Duty beta is live. I hope you weren’t looking to engage in an...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Our verdict on PlayStation VR, and Overwatch gets spooky
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the Xbox One once again outsells the PlayStation 4, a mobile-game player who spent $2 million on...
Anki’s Cozmo robot is an amazing sentient toy, but the novelty may wear off
Anki has created an amazing toy in Cozmo, a cute robot toy that makes use of the company’s deep artificial intelligence research. It shows...
The DeanBeat: This player spent $2 million in a mobile game. Then he led a boycott.
Gree, the Japanese game company that owns mobile games such as Modern War, hit the gold mine with Stephen Barnes of Houston. The 59-year-old...