PlayStation leads in TV ad impressions, but Square Enix is close behind
Gaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period. From August 16 through September...
GamesBeat Decides 164: The PlayStation 5 Showcase and preorder mess
Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted its PlayStation 5 Showcase to detail the price, date, and Final Fantasy XVI. It was an excellent presentation that nailed...
Unity’s stock rises 32% in first-day trading to $18.1 billion value
Unity Technologies saw its stock price rise 32% to $68.88 a share in the first day of trading as it launched an initial public...
The RetroBeat: How Super Mario 3D All-Stars could have been better
I reviewed Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and while its three games are still a joy to play, it’s easy to be disappointed that Nintendo...
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is Nintendo at its worst
I don’t know what I was expecting, but it was more than what Nintendo delivered with Super Mario 3D All-Stars. This bundle is available...
The DeanBeat: My quest to defeat latency
During the pandemic, I’ve been playing games and clogging up the internet like a lot of other gamers. On the highest level, the internet...
Can Oculus Quest 2 overcome Facebook’s tarnished reputation?
Calling myself “deeply conflicted” about Facebook’s upcoming standalone VR headset Oculus Quest 2 would be an understatement. My long but imperfect memory can’t recall any...
Metacore raises $17.6 million from Supercell and launches Merge Mansion mobile game
Finnish mobile game company Metacore, formerly known as Everywear Games, has raised $17.7 million in funding from mobile gaming giant Supercell. It has also...
Monster Hunter: Rise comes to Switch on March 26
Capcom has revealed two new Monster Hunter games for the Switch during today’s Nintendo Partner Showcase. The first, Monster Hunter: Rise, comes out March...
Netgear’s latest Nighthawk Pro Gaming router cuts lag 93%
Netgear is launching a new router for gamers that attacks one of the biggest problems for gamers during the pandemic — lag. The networking...