Game distribution is so much more than Steam, Epic, and mobile stores
Good news! If you own more than 25,000 games on Valve’s digital games store, your Steam client should stop crashing soon. It would be...
Call of Duty: Mobile has 500 million downloads, $1 billion in player spending since 2019
Call of Duty: Mobile has crossed 500 million downloads worldwide since its launch in October 2019. The mobile game has also brought in over...
Diablo: Immortal is on target for global release this year
As part of today’s Activision Blizzard earnings announcement, the company revealed that Diablo: Immortal is on track for a global release later in 2021....
Tim Sweeney testimony and new documents shed light on Epic and Apple’s game businesses
The Apple v. Epic antitrust trial that began Monday is digging into some of the secrets of the business of gaming, as documents and...
PlayStation invests in Discord and plans integration with PSN in 2022
Sony is planning to integrate Discord into PlayStation Network starting in early 2022. In a blog post today, Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan...
Xbox Game Pass gets Red Dead Online, Just Cause 4, Dragon Quest Builders 2, and more in May
Microsoft announced a new wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout May, including some big games from Rockstar and Square Enix. Game...
Returnal review, Project Dragon for Xbox, and a lot more Star Wars games | GB Decides 194
GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb dropped his Returnal review this week, and the internet handled it well. Jeff and reviews editor Mike Minotti discuss the...
The RetroBeat: Why the original Pokémon Snap was special
New Pokémon Snap launches today for the Switch, but I’m thinking of the original. As a kid, Pokémon Snap for the Nintendo 64 was...
The best way to launch a new game intellectual property
Creating sequels or updates for live-operation games makes a lot of money for game companies. But over time, the revenues can trail off, and...
Beyond localization: How to adapt your games for a global audience
It’s challenging enough for publishers and developers to launch a game in their home territory and have it become a success. But trying to...