Spellbreak interview: The challenges and benefits of launching in a pandemic
Launching online games is not an easy task, and doing so during a pandemic throws bigger, nasty curveballs into the process. So when Proletariat...
Battlepalooza is the first battle royale to use Google Maps for levels
The autumn wind may be a Raider, but fans of Las Vegas’ NFL team haven’t had a real chance to pillage The Strip as...
Population: One hands-on — Vertical combat in VR results in tough tradeoffs
BigBox VR’s Population: One is a virtual reality game that breaks new ground as a battle royale first-person shooter. I played the game in...
Newzoo: Shooter games are growing during coronavirus, but esports forecast takes a dip
Players are spending more time in games, and it turns out PC shooters have become more popular during the pandemic. But total esports revenue...
From Minecraft to Auto Chess: The 29 games that define the 2010s
At GamesBeat, we like to focus on the business, innovation, and technology of games. So we’re bringing that approach to our games of the...
Kongregate acquires popular battle royale game Surviv.io
Kongregate, a cross-platform game publisher that is part of Modern Times Group (MTG), has acquired Surviv.io, the top-down battle royale game for both web...
Battle royale’s rise could dramatically change esports
Since Fortnite: Battle Royale’s inception in September 2017, battle royale has become one of the dominant genres in gaming. While this gamestyle isn’t new...
Activision reveals Call of Duty: Mobile — Battle Royale mode
Activision revealed a first glimpse into the battle royale mode for the upcoming Call of Duty: Mobile game today. It’s being custom-built for mobile,...
AI predicts PUBG player placement from stats and rankings
There’s a reason battle royale games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (commonly abbreviated “PUBG”) and Epic Games’ Fortnite have hundreds of millions of players collectively: They’re...
PUBG Mobile passes 100 million monthly active players, launches season 7 battle pass
The mobile version of PC and console hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds continues to break records. According to mobile data and analytics company App Annie, the free-to-play...