Trophies and achievements are a great way to make old games exciting again
I just spend dozens of hours playing a 20-year-old video game I haven’t laid eyes on in quite some time, all because I wanted...
Blizzard cofounder Frank Pearce: 25 years of making games isn’t enough
Blizzard Entertainment is the division of Activision Blizzard that’s brought us games like StarCraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft, and it turned 25 this...
Hero Forces is a dreary mobile shooter that will test your patience
With better writers, Hero Forces could’ve been a fun parody of modern military shooters. It has organizations with ridiculous acronyms (H.E.R.O. versus D.O.O.M.), cheesy dialogue,...
How Monster Hunter finally found success in the United States
Monster Hunter hasn’t always been a success in the United States. Worldwide, it’s another story. Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has sold 35 million copies worldwide as...
Pikachu zaps Schwarzenegger: Pokémon’s Super Bowl ad beat Mobile Strike’s
If you ever see Arnold Schwarzenegger fighting a yellow electric rat, you shouldn’t put your money on the Governator. When it comes to games,...
Inside Amazon’s decision to make a video game engine
Amazon launched its Lumberyard video game engine this week, showing its intentions to become a much bigger platform company in the games business. To date,...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Blizzard turns 25, and Assassin’s Creed takes a break
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the PlayStation 4 beat the Xbox One again, Amazon reveals a new game engine, and we...
Blizzard’s execs eye mobile as their next winning game strategy — but not virtual reality
Blizzard Entertainment executives consider deep mobile games to be a possible next step for the company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. We talked...
Marvel’s Peter Phillips answers the call to speak at GamesBeat Summit 2016
We’re happy to announce that Marvel’s head of games, Peter Phillips, is one of our speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s...
The DeanBeat: Farewell to #Gamergate
The #Gamergate controversy began in August 2014, when a former boyfriend of game developer Zoë Quinn shared a long post about their relationship, one that...