ArenaNet confirms that it is laying off staff
Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet is cutting an unspecified number of jobs. The company confirmed the layoffs and said it has...
NPD: Kingdom Hearts III made more than twice what Kingdom Hearts II did in its first month
Kingdom Hearts III was the No. 1 best-selling game in the U.S. in January, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. It also earned...
Final Fantasy IX — the best Final Fantasy — arrives on Switch
Nintendo had a great surprise for the middle of its latest Direct. No, it’s not as exciting as that The Legend of Zelda: Link’s...
The RetroBeat: Tales of Vesperia is the best JRPG you can play on Switch
In an earlier RetroBeat this year, I talked about how I wanted to get back into Japanese role-playing games in 2019. But the way...
With Axis & Allies Online, Beamdog goes beyond ‘enhancing’ old D&D games
Beamdog’s adding an “A”-word to its established model of working on enhanced editions of classic Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games. The word of the...
OrbusVR: Reborn relaunch ushers in a new era of this VR MMO in April
Last year OrbusVR: Reborn ushered forth as a “ground-up re-imagining” of the VR massively mutliplayer online role-playing game that will aim to relaunch the game sometime...
Walking Dead creator Skybound Games will publish Beamdog’s classic RPGs to consoles
Skybound Games, part of The Walking Dead creator’s Skybound Entertainment, and Beamdog today announced a publishing partnership that will bring the Enhanced Editions of...
Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go made over $68 million in January
Pokémon Go had a strong start to 2019. The location-based AR game made $68.1 million during the month, according to market analysis firm Sensor Tower....
Kingdom Hearts III — 5 tips for your darkness-destroying adventure
Kingdom Hearts III is finally a reality, and now we can all go destroy darkness, awaken lost hearts, antagonize Donald Duck, and all that...
Final Fantasy VII HD graphics mod makes backgrounds less blurry with machine learning
Tired of waiting for that Final Fantasy VII remake? Well, this new mod won’t make the original game look like a modern triple-A title,...