Hands-on with Skylanders Imaginators’ zany user-generated characters
Ever since the original Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure debuted in 2011, Paul Reiche has been getting thousands of letters from fans. The president and cofounder of game...
How EA is moving to turn all players into competitive gamers
Peter Moore is a former pro soccer athlete, and so he knows the mixed emotions people feel when they describe professional video game players...
The DeanBeat: The battle of the esports titans
Esports has is a phenomenon in the game business, and big companies are planting their stakes to demonstrate that they’re ready for a world of...
King’s newest match-3 game is Farm Heroes Super Saga
Activision Blizzard’s King would like to immerse us in match-3 games forever, and a lot of people don’t mind that. The latest example is...
Activision Blizzard’s first TV show Skylanders Academy to debut on Netflix
Activision Blizzard Studios announced today that its first television show, Skylanders Academy, will debut in the fall of 2016 on Netflix. The show is...
PowerCore founder: ‘Toys-to-life’ isn’t dead yet
Disney pulled the plug on its toys-to-life product Disney Infinity last month. That knocked the wind out of the toys-to-life market, where toys are...
The DeanBeat: Blizzard has a big hit again with Overwatch
Over 25 years, Blizzard has demonstrated a knack for creating outstanding video game franchises. I have seen time and again the company keeps coming...
Activision Blizzard’s Mike Sepso will speak on esports going mainstream at GamesBeat 2016
Our next speaker for our GamesBeat 2016 event is Mike Sepso, senior vice president for Activision Blizzard. Sepso was the cofounder of MLG, which Activision Blizzard...
Battlefield 1 beats Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in social video battle
Electronic Arts said that its social media reactions broke records with its revelation of the Battlefield 1 video game last Friday. And the reaction...
Activision Blizzard beats Wall Street Q1 earnings expectations
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat the expectations of Wall Street analysts during its first fiscal quarter ended March 31. And its stock price has...