Why NetEase and Quantic Dream are teaming up for games on multiple platforms
For the past 12 years, Quantic Dream has been making exclusive video games like Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 4. But Chinese internet company...
Why David Cage thinks Quantic Dream’s android angst game, Detroit: Become Human, will be original
David Cage and his Quantic Dreams studio has made a progression of hyper-realistic video games, from Indigo Prophecy to Heavy Rain to Beyond: Two...
Making realistic female characters, one motion-captured body at a time
The stereotypes of women in gaming have been with us for a long time. They’re often depicted as princesses who need to be rescued...
The DeanBeat: Favorite female game characters that aren’t an embarrassment
Here’s a thought for the hardcore male gamers who might be offended by all of the attention from “social justice warriors” who are trying to make the game business more accepting of women. Some of the best games being created today have great female characters.
Video game characters modeled after real people
See how closely actors resemble the characters they portray in video games like Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Metal Gear Solid V, and more.
The DeanBeat: Creativity thrives in the top 10 games of the year (poll)
My own picks for the golden year of games include both blockbusters and original titles that contributed to the canon of video game creativity.
The best and worst video game performances of 2013
2013 was an interesting year for acting in video games, with extreme highs (The Last of Us) and extreme lows (Zeno Clash II). Here are some of our favorites in both categories.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Square Enix creates its own Kickstarter service, Activision allowed to buy itself for $8.17B
This week, the Delaware supreme court will permit publisher Activision to buy parent company’s Vivendi’s stake in the biz for $8.17 billion, Grand Theft...
Quantic Dream's Beyond: Two Souls has a whopper of an ending
In case you don't know what's going on or don't want to finish: we suggest you stick around. And watch out for spoilers.
Beyond: Two Souls deepens our human connection to video game characters (review)
Beyond: Two Souls tells a stirring, beautiful story about life and death, but it does have a few problems.