Stardew Valley sprouts its Switch version on October 5
Another major indie game has an imminent Switch release. The farming simulator Stardew Valley comes out for Nintendo’s home console/portable hybrid on October 5....
Amazon launches update that overhauls its Lumberyard game-dev toolkit
Amazon is updating its Lumberyard tools for game developers. The engine is adding dozens of new features to improve animations, nonphotorealistic visuals, and more. Lumberyard...
The DeanBeat: The wonderful diverse world of games
It’s that time of year when I have to start making difficult choices. So many good video games are out there, and I have...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting its own subsidiary from Bluehole
Bluehole, the studio behind the massive battle royale shooter hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, announced today that it is creating a subsidiary, PUBG Corp., to handle the development...
YouTube creates confusion by herding creators into partner program to fight ‘abuse’ (update)
YouTube creators are still dealing with the ramifications of the adpocalypse brought on in part by superstar PewDiePie repeatedly making jokes sympathetic toward Nazis. That...
SNES Classic Edition — mini-reviews for all 21 games
The SNES Classic Edition is a cute device, and it’s great because it has so many wonderful games. Its 21 retro hits, include platformers,...
FIFA 18 Switch: Watch a full match running on Nintendo’s hot hybrid
The Nintendo Switch is the hot gaming device right now, and publishers are finding that the hybrid home/handheld console’s owners are hungry for software....
What makes a ‘core’ Mario game? GamesBeat Decides
Spinoffs. Remasters. Side-games. These exist outside the realm of core games. It’s the difference between a Final Fantasy VII and Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon. But...
Cuphead gameplay — watch us run, gun, and fight bosses
Cuphead is due out in just a couple of days, and we have a preview build for Xbox One and PC. StudioMDHR is rolling...
Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed takes fans to ancient Egypt — without the assassinations
Ubisoft‘s game developers did such a good job building the world of ancient Egypt for their upcoming game, Assassin’s Creed Origins, that the company...