The smart way to approach mobile game influencers
GamesBeat recently held two “road show” events on mobile gaming influencers in New York and Seattle (see part one here). At each event, we discussed...
How Heroes of the Storm’s production director turned a testing gig into a Blizzard career
Even the mightiest chieftain has to start out as a wood-cutting grunt. Today, Blizzard is one of the biggest companies in gaming and celebrating...
We Happy Few’s brainwashed citizens won’t let you escape from their dystopia
Playing We Happy Few in a bar packed with people isn’t the best way to experience it for the first time. But despite all...
Oculus’s Brian Sharp digs into Medium virtual reality sculpting
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is one of the largest film festivals globally. Unlike Cannes, Sundance, and Tribeca, all of which have incorporated...
How Doom reveals its secrets like a Frank Frazetta painting
John Carmack, the cofounder of id Software and co-creator of the original Doom, once said, “Story in a game is like a story in...
Diablo III director Josh Mosqueira exits Blizzard, hunt for his replacement begins
No, Blizzard didn’t accidentally reveal a new game or expansion. Blizzard fans grew excited recently when they noticed a job listing on the company’s...
GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: The best musical act on the show floor
E3 2016 was a surprisingly music-filled event. And I’m not talking about the famous DJs who headlined some of the industry parties that week....
Dynasty Warriors hacks and slashes its way to mobile for the first time
Sharpen up your pocket swords, because it’s time to strike down countless waves of random enemies on the go. Project Dynasty Warriors is a...
GamesBeat 2016 will examine what it takes to succeed with VR games
We’re delighted to announce another four speakers for GamesBeat 2016 to address what it takes to succeed in the near-term with virtual reality games....
ESPN2 will show Street Fighter V finals from Evo 2016 esports tourney
ESPN2 is going to air the finals of the Street Fighter V World Championship live from the EVO 2016 fighting-game tournament at 7 p.m Pacific time (10 p.m. Eastern) on July 17 in Las Vegas. Publisher Capcom announced the television event on the official Street Fighter YouTube and Facebook accounts.