March 2016 NPD: Ubisoft, Nintendo shake up sales chart with The Division, Zelda
Gamers aren’t spending more than they did last year, but that’s only because many of them already have the latest hardware from Microsoft and...
PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One in March
PlayStation 4 was the top-selling new gaming console at United States retailers last month, according to data from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group that Sony Interactive Entertainment provided to GamesBeat. PS4 has outsold the competition for 13 of the last 15 months.
Apple App Store and Google Play downloads grew 8.2% in Q1 thanks to games
Mobile is still growing, and gaming — as with nearly every emerging consumer technology — should get most of the credit. People downloaded 17.2...
GamesBeat Summit will examine what investors seek from game startups
We’re happy to be adding four new speakers on our Deals roundtable on game investments for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for...
Dark Souls 3 is the zenith of the Souls brand of ruthless action
Is From Software's latest voyage into ruthless fantasy worth the hundreds of deaths it will take you to make it through?
War Dragons launches on Android with new ad from Beavis and Butt-head animator
Your mobile game ad doesn’t always need to rely on a celebrity. War Dragons announced today that it has launched for Android, one year...
Supercell’s Clash Royale on pace for $1B year after $110M debut last month
Supercell knows how to make money. The mobile publisher earned $80 million from it’s newly released head-to-head strategy battler Clash Royale last month, according to industry-tracking firm NewZoo.
Magic Leap acquires Israeli security firm NorthBit
When you’re messing with reality, you’re probably going to want a decent security system. Augmented reality company Magic Leap has acquired the Israeli-based NorthBit...
This Monster Hunter Generations newb is as clumsy as he is stupid (update)
I’ve never had someone take away a Nintendo 3DS from me during a developer visit before. I suck at Monster Hunter. I respect it, but...
Outlyer Technologies’ Advrtas brings ads to virtual reality
Virtual reality is the next frontier for … advertising. Outlyer Technologies is announcing its Advrtas platform today, which enables the creation of interactive ads...