The future of esports is bigger, messier, and worldwide
Esports in the last two decades has become a billion-dollar industry on a trajectory that would make NASA jealous. Players are celebrities, tournaments fill...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds gets Karakin, a tiny, chaotic new map
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is still one of the biggest games in the world, and now developer PUBG Corp. is giving fans more reasons to return....
Sensor Tower: Clash of Clans made $727 million in 2019, beating its 2018 take
Clash of Clans earned $727 million in 2019, according to estimates from market analyst Sensor Tower. That is a 27% increase from its 2018...
Blizzard drafts Dreamhack and ESL for StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged esports
ESL and DreamHack announced today that they are teaming up with Blizzard Entertainment for new esports events. StarCraft II and the upcoming Warcraft III:...
Broken Lines is an alternate-history tactical spin on World War II
I’m a sucker for alternate history — the wilder, the better. I’m deep into the works of Harry Turtledove (his moniker is “the master...
GamesBeat’s top 10 games of the year for 2019
The entire GamesBeat crew got together to pick the top 10 best games of 2019. You can hear that discussion for yourself in a...
From Minecraft to Auto Chess: The 29 games that define the 2010s
At GamesBeat, we like to focus on the business, innovation, and technology of games. So we’re bringing that approach to our games of the...
Henry Cavill is right — in 2019, Total War: Warhammer is great
Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer franchise has seemed to be quiet recently (apart from a shout-out from Witcher star Henry Cavill). Its last new...
EA and Respawn unveil Apex Legends Global Series esports competition with $3 million in prizes
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment have unveiled the Apex Legends Global Series, a set of esports tournaments for Apex Legends with a prize pool...
Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries studio ‘interested’ in VR, but has ‘no plans’ for it yet
Good mech games and VR go together like racing sims and wheel accessories — it just makes sense. But don’t hold your breath for...