The RetroBeat: Consoles that should be in Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack
Nintendo announced today that it’s new tier for Nintendo Switch Online is going to costs $50 a year, and I’m still trying to process...
Steam reportedly blocks cryptocurrency and NFT games
Valve is reportedly blocking cryptocurrency and NFT games on its Steam digital distribution network, according to Age of Rust developer SpacePirate Games. The studio said...
Animal Crossing New Horizons Happy Home Paradise expansion coming Nov. 5
Nintendo today announced in a special Direct that Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be getting a substantial update and a paid expansion called Happy...
The DeanBeat: Life Is Strange: True Colors — discovering emotions, identity, and your story
I love Dontnod Entertainment’s Life Is Strange games because they’re always celebrations of diversity, with interesting characters who are fleshed out with relationships and...
Nintendo Switch Online’s new tier costs an absurd $50 a year
Last month, Nintendo announced that it would make Nintendo 64 and Genesis games available in a new tier of its Nintendo Switch Online Service....
Laguna Games raises $5M to launch Crypto Unicorns with egg NFTs
Laguna Games announced today a $5 million seed round to make its blockchain-based game, Crypto Unicorns. The developer is planning to seed the marketplace with...
GamesBeat Summit Next: Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, Niantic’s John Hanke, Xbox’s Sarah Bond
Sometimes you need people to inspire you to greater heights and to believe that some amazing technology is just around the corner. That’s what...
Order of Meta raises $1.5M for mobile shooter game
Helsinki-based Order of Meta has raised $1.5 million from Play Ventures and others for a mobile shooter game. The company was started in the...
Sledgehammer Games invades the UK with new Call of Duty studio
Sledgehammer Games has been dramatically expanding during its second decade as one of Activision Blizzard’s major Call of Duty development studios. And now it’s...
Metaverse studio Melon announces its first original game in Roblox
Roblox-centric developer Melon today announced it was releasing its first original game within the metaverse. It’s called Jump Kingdoms. In Jump Kingdoms, gamers play...