Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman are ready to Return to Monkey Island
Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman are returning to Monkey Island with (the appropriately named) Return to Monkey Island. The two worked together to make...
Why Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné is getting a game after 60 years
After 60 years, an albino swordsman is finally getting the video game treatment. For the first time since the 1961 publication of Michael Moorcock’s...
Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné will get its first narrative action game
It’s been 60 years since the publication of Michael Moorcock’s novel Elric of Melniboné, which became the foundation for a legendary dark fantasy series....
Far Cry 6 narrative interview — Raising a dictator’s son
Far Cry 6 has another memorable villain in the form of “El Presidente” Antón Castillo, played by actor Giancarlo Esposito. And it has an...
Connections and inspirations between science fiction, tech, and games
What happens when you put a science fiction writer, a venture capitalist, and a game journalist together? That was the premise behind our latest...
Twin Mirror review — A journalist uncovers a small town’s crisis
In Twin Mirror, the latest narrative game from Dontnod Entertainment, you play as a journalist whose mission is to uncover the truth. When it...
George Orwell’s Animal Farm interview — Making a game inspired by totalitarian oppression
George Orwell’s Animal Farm debuts today as a PC and mobile game based on a classic work of literature. The game was made by...
The DeanBeat: Can you trust someone that you’ve never met in person?
Here’s one of the things that surprised me about the GamesBeat Summit 2020 online-only event that we held last week: Our audience loved messaging...
Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — ‘How the Sausage is Rated’
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here. To help commemorate its 25th...
Asmodee Digital launches The Lord of the Rings card game on Steam
Asmodee Digital has launched The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game on the Windows PC and Mac via Steam. The first adventure card...