Forget cultural barriers — Halloween invades Asain mobile games
The worldwide market of mobile gaming is presenting some interesting challenges. The popularity of Halloween as we know it varies among Asian countries. However,...
PowerA’s Xbox One Fusion Pro controller is half the price of Microsoft’s Elite — and half as good
A third-party peripheral maker is releasing a controller for both pro and cost-conscious Xbox One and PC gamers. The PowerA Fusion Pro for the...
Pummeled online, SXSW announces harassment summit
When the organizers of SXSW canceled two panels dealing with harassment and gaming for their March event, they took a ton of criticism. Now they’re reversing...
How Samsung is fostering growth in its Galaxy Apps store
Samsung is a giant global technology company. But when it comes to running its own app store, the company is operating in the shadow...
PlayStation Plus subscribers get Mass Effect 2, The Walking Dead: Season 2
Sony has revealed the games it’ll roll out as part of its Instant Library next month, and it’s especially exciting if you haven’t put...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo’s first mobile game and Halo 5 reviewed
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we give our impressions of the Overwatch beta, and Sony announces some new games in Paris....
A deep dive into gaming’s struggles with diversity
The game industry’s lack of diversity came into sharp focus last year during Gamergate, the Internet hate movement that led to harassment of female...
Here are Nintendo 64 and PSP games (impractically) running on a smartwatch
It’s Friday, so let’s look at something fun and kind of useless. YouTube user Hacking Jules has Nintendo 64 and PlayStation Portable emulators running on an...
The DeanBeat: Seattle event marks the accelerated growth of virtual reality and augmented reality
SEATTLE — It’s not easy to find benchmarks for the excitement around virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) — two technologies that are...
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pains ships 5 million copies in its first month
Snake’s last mission is a hit. Konami revealed today that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has shipped 5 million copies, including downloads,...