How UT Austin is modernizing its video game design program
The video game industry changes all of the time, and so universities that are trying to teach video game design have to do that...
The RetroBeat: 5 speedruns to watch during Awesome Games Done Quick 2020
One of my favorite times of the year is approaching fast! Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 starts on Saturday, January 5. Like every year,...
8BitDo Zero 2 is a lightweight keychain controller that actually works
8BitDo makes some of the best third-party gamepads, but now it also makes some of the best keychains as well. The company is launching...
The DeanBeat: 13 humble predictions for gaming in 2020
I’ve never been good at making predictions about the game industry, but I enjoy it. I figure if I make enough, some of them...
Nintendo Switch Lite 3 months later
Since Nintendo launched the Switch Lite on September 20, I have transitioned to using it as one of my primary gaming devices. And while...
SuperData: Games hit $120.1 billion in 2019, with Fortnite topping $1.8 billion
The combined game industry grew 3% to $120.1 billion in 2019, according to market researcher SuperData in its year-end report. And Epic’s Fortnite battle...
2019’s best game for new experiences: Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds delivered one of the freshest gaming experiences of 2019. It’s about a solar system-spanning mystery, and you don’t unravel it through combat...
The Witcher 3’s resurgence proves that games have changed
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of the most-played games on Steam this week. The role-playing adventure debuted May 1, 2015, but it...
GamesBeat’s reviews editor Mike Minotti’s top 10 games of 2019
This was an interesting gaming year for me. I don’t know if there’s a single game on this list that I would consider a...
2019’s 5 most exhilarating gaming moments
I don’t play games to beat them. Or, at least, that’s what I’m telling myself as I race to finish as much as I...