Rumbleverse slams onto the scene with melee mayhem
Rumbleverse, the new game from Iron Galaxy, is a unique take on the battle royale. You and 39 other players launch out of a...
Robert Bowling, Dr. Disrespect, and others create Midnight Society studio
A new game development studio called Midnight Society has been announced. The new studio is co-founded by Robert Bowling, Herschel ‘Guy’ Beahm, and Quinn...
Fans rebel after Ubisoft announces Ghost Recon Frontline
Ubisoft today revealed its latest Tom Clancy project, Ghost Recon Frontline. It’s a free-to-play first-person shooter, and its flagship “mode” is a battle royale...
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...