Beloved Nintendo leader and icon Satoru Iwata would’ve been 56 today
It’s December 6 in Japan, which means today is the birthday of former Nintendo president and chief executive officer Satoru Iwata, who passed away...
Microsoft starts to open source its JavaScript engine Chakra
Microsoft today announced plans to open source the core components of Chakra, the company’s JavaScript engine that’s used in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer....
PlayStation 2 emulation is coming to PlayStation 4 — but your old discs won’t work
While Microsoft works to enable gamers to play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One at no extra charge, Sony’s going a route that might...
Capcom won’t let a YouPorn-sponsored player wear the adult site’s logo during the Capcom Cup
Capcom doesn’t want the name “YouPorn” affiliated with its fighting game tournament. The publisher is prohibiting Ultra Street Fighter IV pro Valentin “Valmaster” Petit...
What to expect from Hearthstone esports in 2016
Three weeks on from BlizzCon, with a new Adventure Mode expansion and most of the details emerging for how Hearthstone’s renamed Championship Tour will...
Jam out to Wii U eShop’s 2015 holiday music
It’s the holiday season, and Mario is delivering cheer for your ears. Nintendo is continuing the tradition of sprucing up its eShop downloadable game...
Hands on with Samsung’s web browser for virtual reality
Every 24 hours that passes by feels like I am slipping a little bit deeper into an alternate reality, where the cheesy tech dreams of ’90s...
The Game Awards trailer roundup: Telltale Batman, Rock Band VR, and more
The game industry got together last night in Los Angeles to celebrate some excellent releases from the last 12 months. But The Game Awards is also...
Psychonauts 2 already raises $1 million on crowdfunding site Fig, but it’s got a ways to go
It looks like the Psychonauts are on their way back. The sequel to the beloved platformer by Tim Schafer and his studio, Double Fine,...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Black Friday’s winners, and Rock Band heads to VR
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Konami continues being mean to Hideo Kojima, a 5-year-old tries virtual reality, and Star Wars: The...