The DeanBeat: Twitch hack exposes more industry secrets
Perhaps the lesson of the leak of a trove Twitch‘s data, source code, and internal tools is that we can expect this to happen...
Video games are risky, expensive, and a really good business
Making video games is an exercise in cognitive dissonance. It is a hit-driven business where you can never know how consumers will respond. And...
Eidos Montreal becomes first AAA studio to adopt a 4-day workweek
Eidos Montreal announced today it is shifting to a four-day work week. It’s keeping its eight-hour schedule, meaning its full-time employees will now work...
Far Cry 6 review-in-progress: A silly game trying to be smart
After playing several hours of Far Cry 6 on Xbox Series X, I think the word “guerrilla” has lost all meaning to me. This...
Diablo IV gets a new game director
Blizzard announced today that Joe Shely is the new game director for Diablo IV. The previous director, Luis Barriga, left the company in August,...
Far Cry 6 is gaming’s processed food
The processed-food industry and gaming industry have a lot in common. They are both extremely secretive, and they both use the science of brain...
Battlefield 2042 beta hands-on — Flying into the tornado
During one goofy moment in my demo of Battlefield 2042, I really felt I was enjoying myself. A tornado had appeared on the map,...
Destiny 2: Beyond Light is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC in October
Destiny 2 is among the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the month of October, and it’ll be available to PC gamers on...
Virtually every Kingdom Hearts game is heading to Switch
Following Sora’s reveal as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s last fighter, Nintendo announced that just about every Kingdom Hearts game is on the way to...
Sora is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s last DLC fighter
Nintendo revealed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s final DLC character today. It’s Sora from Kingdom Hearts. He’ll be available on October 18. Super Smash Bros....