Take-Two’s revenues below expectations despite Red Dead Redemption 2
Take-Two Interactive Software reported revenues that fell short of analyst expectations for the fourth-fiscal quarter ended March 31. That means that revenues were probably...
Dauntless arrives May 21 on Xbox One, PS4, and Epic Games Store
The free-to-play monster-hunting game Dauntless has gained more than 3 million Slayers in the past year in beta form. And on May 21, Phoenix...
How Lorne Lanning re-imagined Abe’s Exoddus as Oddworld: Soulstorm
Oddworld Inhabitants has been telling the interactive story of Abe for more than two decades. And now it has shown off the first look...
Oddworld: Soulstorm first look — An ambitious retelling of a classic anti-capitalism fable
Oddworld: Soulstorm is the next game in the Oddworld series. It is a re-imagining of the 1998 title Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus, and it is...
Rage 2 impressions — fun wins
I’m only a few hours into Rage 2, but I know I like it enough that I’m going to beat it. And that’s despite...
Making games more accessible with the Xbox Adaptive Controller
I’ve been fascinated with Microsoft’s journey to make, ship, and market the Xbox Adaptive Controller, an accessory for the game console for those with...
How video games can address climate change
65% of Americans play video games. So what better way to educate people about an issue like climate change than a video game. That...
Days Gone hands-on videos — Surviving in a brutal world
Days Gone has been a long time coming, and it’s a long game. I’ve finally finished it and wanted to share some videos of...
Days Gone review — A great game that loses itself in the wilderness of bugs
Days Gone has perhaps the most technical flaws that I’ve seen in a major triple-A video game in recent years. Yet I finished the...
The DeanBeat: Building visionary triple-A game studios that last
One of my favorite business books is Built to Last: Successful habits of visionary companies, by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. Starting the 1990s,...