Devcom perspectives: The uncomfortable and familiar topic of video game violence
It has been a tense and horrifying year of mass shootings in the U.S., with the blame falling on many issues, including President Donald...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare gets 2v2 Gunfight multiplayer alpha on August 23
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is getting a 2v2 Gunfight multiplayer alpha this weekend, Infinity Award announced today at Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night event...
Call of Duty and more get ray-tracing trailers at Gamescom
Nvidia is building an impressive library of games that support its real-time ray tracing. In June, I wrote that the tech is finally starting...
The DeanBeat: The gray areas of video game violence and addiction
When President Donald Trump met with video game leaders about violence in games in March 2018, the industry worried he would use games as...
Activision releases 4K multiplayer gameplay for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — with no minimaps
Activision and Infinity Ward released 4K multiplayer footage for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare military shooter. One of the first things you”ll...
The video game industry must stand up against the right’s bad-faith attacks
The video game industry took two hits on Wednesday, in the aftermath of the double shootings across the weekend. ESPN, which had been planning...
Activision bets on higher results with dual launch of Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Mobile
Activision Blizzard reported strong earnings for the second quarter, and the company said it expects to drive its core Call of Duty franchise higher...
The DeanBeat: The inspiring possibilities and sobering realities of making virtual beings
I had the pleasure of attending the first-ever Virtual Beings Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday, where I met real people talking about making...
The DeanBeat: Would politics make video games better?
As I watched my Facebook feed explode about President Donald Trump’s racist comments this week, I couldn’t help but notice that game developers are...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have 2 vs. 2 Gunfight multiplayer mode
Activision and Infinity Ward unveiled a fun new multiplayer game mode — dubbed Gunfight — for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The developers at...