Dead Cells is making me embrace the cheese
I have a problem when I play Dead Cells, the excellent roguelike action adventure with Metroid-style exploration that is out now on PC and...
Isabelle Riva: How the Unity game engine will democratize film
Unity Technologies has been known among developers as the maker of a “game engine” since the tool debuted in 2005. But these days, “creation...
Video: Stellaris is a galaxy-size story generator
Check out our video to learn more about Stellaris, a cosmic platform for storytelling, and the origins of the game’s charmingly grotesque mascots, the Blorg.
Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project is now live
Hearthstone’s latest expansion, The Boomsday Project, is now live. The set adds 135 new cards for the PC and mobile digital card game. The...
We’re playing Dead Cells on Twitch — come mess with us
Dead Cells is out on everything tomorrow, and I think it’s one hell of a game. It is one of my favorite releases of...
GamesBeat Decides 90: Wait — how many songs mention Colin Kaepernick?
It’s time for another GamesBeat Decides podcast. This week, PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and reviews editor Mike Minotti get together to talk about...
World of Warcraft’s new cinematic proves Blizzard can tell good stories
Blizzard has released a new cinematic for World of Warcraft ahead of the August 14 launch of its seventh expansion, Battle for Azeroth. It...
After seven expansions, World of Warcraft’s story never had a chance
It was inevitable that World of Warcraft would ruin its story. The current hubbub surrounding the leadup to the Battle for Azeroth expansion has Horde...
Spider-Man’s New York makes webslinging even better
Though it’s a ton of fun to leap through the air and web baddies, the thing I love most about Spider-Man is New York City....
How Landfall juggles jokes, physics experiments, and commercial games
Landfall was working on Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, a physics-based tactics sim, when the studio answered the call of April Fools. It wasn’t the first time, and in this case, the concept was a goofy parody of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, a three-week diversion from their main game project.