TrueVR’s Tikal: Night of the Blood Moon is a full VR arcade experience
Location-based VR allows multiple people to jump into the same virtual space. That’s not something that’s really possible at home. Everyone would need a...
Blake Harris talk — How ‘The History of the Future’ almost didn’t happen
Blake Harris is a historian of the video game wars. His first book — Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that defined a...
GamesBeat Decides 113: Mythic Mike loves to raid
On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, you will get to learn all about Mythic Mike. Co-host and GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti loves to...
Valve plans to mitigate ‘off-topic review bombs’ on Steam
Valve is once again looking at ways to improve user reviews on Steam. As it turns out, it didn’t exactly fix the problem last...
Turtle Beach acquires PC peripheral company Roccat
Headset company Turtle Beach is expanding into gaming peripherals. The company announced yesterday that it has acquired mouse and keyboard manufacture Roccat. The deal...
No Man’s Sky’s free Beyond update makes it more of a multiplayer game
Hello Games announced today that No Man’s Sky‘s next update, Beyond, is coming out this summer. It will be free and add new multiplayer...
Google Maps platform adds new styles and gameplay options for mobile games
Google unveiled a platform a year ago that enable game developers to create location-based games based on its Google Maps technology. And now the...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2019 will escalate gaming’s tool, engine, and platform wars
The Game Developers Conference will draw more than 20,000 people to San Francisco next week, and it will be like dropping another quarter in...
EA creates high-end competitive gaming broadcast studio
Electronic Arts is unveiling a state-of-the-art competitive gaming studio that will serve as its flagship location for esports broadcasts. The EA Broadcast Center at...
GamesBeat Summit 2019 agenda — 80+ speakers on ‘Building gaming communities’ (updated)
PLEASE SEE UPDATED FINAL AGENDA POSTED ON APRIL 19 I’m pleased to report we’ve got a near-complete agenda for our GamesBeat Summit 2019 conference,...