Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Zelda’s Oracle games deserve some Link’s Awakening-style love Posted byby Mike Minotti September 26, 2019 3 min Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake for the Switch is the retro gaming event of the month. It’s a fantastic re-imagining of... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Last of Us Part II: How Naughty Dog plans to surpass our expectations Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 26, 2019 11 min The Last of Us Part II is finally coming to us on February 21, 2020. And I couldn’t be more excited to play this... Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Star Wars: Jedi Knight II doesn’t have inverted look controls on Switch … yet Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 25, 2019 2 min Star Wars: Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast launched today on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. This is a re-release of the 2002 PC,... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Aspyr spreads beyond Mac with classic Star Wars game for the Switch and PS4 Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 24, 2019 12 min Aspyr has been known for decades for its Apple ports of video games. But the Austin, Texas-based company has expanded it repertoire and today... Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hollywood and games 4.0 — How the love-hate relationship has evolved over time Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 21, 2019 30 min NBCUniversal decided to shut down its game publishing division after almost three years. The company will go back to a strategy of licensing games... Continue Reading 30 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo Switch Lite fits in my pocket, but should it? Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 20, 2019 2 min My Nintendo Switch Lite just showed up. Naturally, I abandoned all of my responsibilities to tinker with it. I want to see how playing... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: After all these years, Hollywood still doesn’t get games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 20, 2019 8 min NBCUniversal made a big mistake this week by deciding to shut down the game publishing business that Chris Heatherly spent almost three years building.... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Demon’s Crest is the best SNES game on Switch that you haven’t played Posted byby Mike Minotti September 19, 2019 3 min Super Nintendo games are on the Switch, hooray! The timing is a bit bad for me, since I have so many new games to... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Philips Hue sync box brings a light show to all your HDMI devices Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 17, 2019 3 min Signify is unveiling a new Philips Hue smart lighting product that brings a light show to your TV or any other HDMI-connected device, such... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Gears 5 gets over 3 million players in its first weekend Posted byby Mike Minotti September 16, 2019 1 min Gears 5 is off to a strong start, seeing over 3 million players in its first weekend, according to Microsoft. The third-person shooter debuted... Continue Reading 1 min