VR hit Beat Saber is getting a multiplayer update
Music-based rhythm games are great. Some of my favorite gaming memories involve being huddled around plastic guitars and drum sets in Rock Band or...
Elijah Wood: Transference’s Hollywood collaboration comes from a ‘genuine place’
For some, the phrase “Hollywood and video games” doesn’t have positive connotations due to a history of bad licensed products, canceled projects, and terrible...
GamesBeat Decides 86: Hammond is very good
On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about Summer Games Done Quick, Mario Tennis Aces online, and more....
IP owners are too careful, and it’s stifling creativity in games
Popular books, hit films and TV series, characters from graphic novels, and even toys can all be translated into the digital space, allowing fans...
Shawn Layden: 9 takeaways from Sony’s worldwide game studios chief
Shawn Layden is the guy at Sony who goes on stage at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) or the PlayStation Experience event, wearing a...
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is still weird on anything except PlayStation
I’m old enough to remember the PlayStation ads where a man in a Crash Bandicoot suit showed up to yell at Nintendo’s headquarters. For...
Listen to Waluigi’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lament and bring a tissue
Waluigi is not playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Instead, he is once again an Assist Trophy, the Smash Bros. equivalent of a cameo...
The DeanBeat: Where game developers still dare to bet big
In 2010 and 2011, the development team at Guerrilla Games in Amsterdam surveyed the landscape of video games. They had just shipped the sci-fi...
Frostpunk wins Best Game at Brazil’s Independent Games Festival’s award show
11 Bit Studios’ grim survival sim Frostpunk received top honors at Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival’s award ceremony tonight, taking home the title of Best...
Xbox One is reportedly getting a Steam Workshop-like take on mods
Microsoft is showing game developers a presentation that highlights the creation of its Xbox Community Content service that will enable people to bring mods...