Categories Posted inin Gameplay PUBG’s best new map is now live on consoles Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 22, 2019 2 min Console players are getting the best new PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds map today. Vikendi, the snowy 6-kilometer-by-6-kilometer mountainous landscape, hit PC in December. It is launching... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture Nintendo announces open Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 tournaments Posted byby Mike Minotti January 22, 2019 1 min Nintendo has announced new U.S. tournaments for its Switch games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2. These will be online qualifiers open to... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Quake 2 is the best argument for Nvidia’s ray tracing Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 22, 2019 2 min If you want to see the potential of ray tracing, you should look to Quake 2. A new mod called Q2VKPT (Quake 2 with... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hothead serves up a mobile game publishing division Posted byby Jason Wilson January 22, 2019 2 min Hothead Games has a slew of successful mobile games, such as Kill Shot, Hero Hunters, and the Big Win sports series. Now it’s going... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Why Topgolf is putting esports lounges in its entertainment venues Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2019 8 min Topgolf has built 52 venues where more than 17 million people a year use their driving ranges and other high-end entertainment. And in December,... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay How EA quickly captures 3D scans of athletes’ faces for its sports games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2019 2 min At the recent CES 2019 tech trade show in Las Vegas, Canon and Electronic Arts showed off how they capture 3D scans of the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay GAEMS lets esports enthusiasts and streamers take PC and console games on the go Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2019 2 min Some gamers and esports enthusiasts really want to be mobile, even when it comes to playing games on PCs and consoles. That’s why GAEMS... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Ace Combat 7’s VR Missions could hit Oculus Rift and Vive PC headsets in 2020 Posted byby Jason Wilson January 19, 2019 1 min Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown out for the PlayStation 4, and you can read our full review of the VR content and check out what we... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay GamesBeat Decides 108: Rebooting Star Wars for fun and profit Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 19, 2019 1 min The news has calmed down after last week, and the GamesBeat staff is playing a lot of games for review. That means we have... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes review — all love with a flawed heart Posted byby GamesBeat January 18, 2019 7 min Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes for the Switch is one of those games I wish I could lie to you about. I desperately want... Continue Reading 7 min