How Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Zombies mode is social, deep, and customizable
If Call of Duty‘s new battle royale mode is accessible, then the Zombies experience is hardcore. You have to love dying over and over...
Dan Bunting interview — How Treyarch built battle royale into Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Dan Bunting has worked at Treyarch for 15 years, and he picked a heck of a time to become the co-head of the Activsion-owned...
The DeanBeat: Why Blackout battle royale will be huge for Call of Duty
I’ve been thinking a lot about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout battle royale mode. It is Treyarch and Activision’s answer to the competitive...
Video: Why Tripwire Interactive finally agreed to publish other games
Presented by Intel While Tripwire Interactive is best known for making shooters like Killing Floor and Rising Storm, it’s hoping that it’ll also earn...
Indiana Jones’ lost gaming adventure returns on GOG
The Nazi-killing superarchaeologist is back. GOG has just released Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine on its game distribution service for $6. This is...
Big Huge Games brings History Channel weapons into DomiNations mobile game
Nexon and its mobile game studio Big Huge Games are teaming up with History (the creator of the History Chanel) to bring iconic weapons...
Battlefield V open beta results: DICE will scale back supply stations, improve vision
Electronic Arts’ DICE studio said that Battlefield V’s open beta test drew players who poured tens of millions of hours into the game. The...
Overwatch retools Torbjörn to make him a better damage-dealer
Blizzard Entertainment promised earlier this year it would rework Torbjörn, Overwatch‘s Swiss mechanic that specializes in building turrets. Torbjörn began to fall off in popularity as...
California Cup will create Overwatch esports rivalry between Northern and Southern California
When the global Overwatch League has its off season, a regional esports rivalry for Blizzard’s Overwatch video game will take over. The Overwatch League’s...
The DeanBeat: Console games aren’t dead yet
We all remember headlines about how console games are dead or dying. Mobile games, PC games, Android settop boxes, virtual reality, and cloud gaming were...