GamesBeat Decides 120: Fire Emblem or Marvel
The summer is still slow for news on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. But on this week’s episode, we’ve got plenty of coverage of the...
The RetroBeat: Critiquing classic Sonic box art
I bought a refrigerator magnet last week that has the box art for the original Sonic the Hedgehog, the one that came out for...
PlayStation VR 2 will be great, but don’t be fooled — it won’t be cheap
Covering consumer technology news isn’t just about what gets published — it’s also about what doesn’t get published, either because it’s too minor for...
Oculus clarifies VR app return policy, allowing 5 refunds over 30 days
Though high app prices have dissuaded some people from buying — or re-buying — titles for the new Oculus Quest headset, Oculus’ policy of...
The DeanBeat: Would politics make video games better?
As I watched my Facebook feed explode about President Donald Trump’s racist comments this week, I couldn’t help but notice that game developers are...
Thatgamecompany’s Sky: Children of the Light launches on iOS
Thatgamecompany, the award-winning studio behind the memorable Sony PlayStation 3 game Journey, has launched its long-awaited Sky: Children of the Light on the Apple...
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order review — only sometimes super
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is in this weird place. It’s a throwback to the kind of simple cooperative beat-’em-up games you don’t see a...
NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold PlayStation and Xbox in June
The video game business in the United States is at the beginning of a generational transition. Hardware sales are down overall, but that’s not...
June 2019 NPD: Super Mario and Crash Bandicoot top the chart
The game industry is still contracting as the current console generation comes to an end. Hardware sales continue plummet for Microsoft and Sony, and...
Misfits’ deal with clothing maker Outerstuff isn’t just about its esports teams
A man’s shirt caught my eye as I was walking around my local shopping mall last week. It was for an Overwatch League team,...