‘The story is false’: ESPN, Riot Games deny $500M League of Legends esports TV deal
Earlier today, a story broke from esports news site PVP Live claiming that ESPN is in talks to spend $500 million for League of...
Pac-Man 256 comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC with multiplayer
This is all part of Bandai Namco’s continuing efforts to let smaller developers like Hipster Whale and its co-studio, 3 Sprockets, use beloved properties like Pac-Man to generate as much income as possible from the $99.6 billion gaming industry.
Overwatch developers’ guide: How to win without shooting
When the good ship Overwatch launches for PC and consoles today, it will carry with it more than just the historic fans of team...
With its Vive launch under way, HTC builds the case for VR in your living room
The HTC Vive debuted in the first week of April, bringing high-end virtual reality on the PC to consumers. HTC says it managed to...
E3 Live is a new public event that lets fans try unreleased video games
You don’t need to be a journalist or industry person to experience a little E3 magic this year. The Entertainment Software Association, which puts...
Facebook buys VR audio company Two Big Ears, debuts ‘Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation’
Today Facebook announced it’s acquired Two Big Ears, a spatial audio technology company, for an undisclosed sum. Now part of Facebook, Two Big Ears’ Spatial...
Nexon’s Owen Mahoney: Artistry is key to solving mobile gaming’s malaise
At his core, Owen Mahoney is a business guy. But the chief executive of Asian gaming giant Nexon doesn’t talk like one. At our...
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End sells 2.7 million copies in one week, beats a PlayStation 4 record
Nathan Drake doesn’t need to discover a lost city or an ancient treasure to make a lot of money. He just needs to star...
Our inspirational GamesBeat Summit ‘lightning round’ talks on lessons for game developers (video)
What happens when you give a really smart person just five minutes to talk in front of an important audience? We found out at...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney still opposes Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (video)
Editor’s note: We previously published a transcript of our fireside chat with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. Now we’re publishing the video below. Sweeney’s...