Language is the ‘bare minimum’ of culturalization in game development
Culturalization is a gigantic part of game development. The best way to make sure your game will work in another country and culture is...
RuneScape publisher Jagex acquired by The Carlyle Group for at least $530 million
Investment firm The Carlyle Group has acquired RuneScape publisher Jagex for at least $530 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Daily...
The D20 Beat: King’s Bounty II heralds what should be a fantastic year for RPGs
I find it amusing that a the resurrection of a beloved retro game is itself retro now. I’m talking about King’s Bounty: The Legend,...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands review — A modern feel for a venerated MMORPG
Shadowlands, World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, takes the muddled mess that the previous Battle for Azeroth expansion became and sorts it into a beautiful,...
GamesBeat managing editor Jason Wilson’s favorite non-RPGs of the year
When I started putting together a list of games for this, I realized that, like so many others during the pandemic, I had played...
The D20 Beat: My critical hits of 2020
The Witcher 3 is one of my favorite role-playing games of the past decade. The Witcher 2 is also a fantastic RPG. So far,...
Diablo: Immortal opens up for its technical alpha
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Diablo: Immortal will soon be entering a technical alpha test, making it playable to the public (albeit select members...
Mass Effect will continue, according to BioWare teaser trailer
BioWare is promising that it will make more Mass Effect games. It made the announcement with a cinematic trailer during The Game Awards tonight....
Just Cause will explode onto mobile
Square Enix revealed Just Cause: Mobile during The Game Awards today. It will come out for Android and iOS in 2021. The publisher has...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s next expansion is Gates of Oblivion
Bethesda revealed the next expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online during The Game Awards today, and it’s Gates of Oblivion. It will release in...