Categories Posted inin Gameplay The DeanBeat: Now the next generation games are getting closer Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 28, 2021 5 min With the unveiling of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 demo on Wednesday, it finally feels like the next generation of games is getting palpable.... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple v. Epic trial wraps up as judge spars with Tim Cook Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 21, 2021 8 min Apple CEO Tim Cook testified as the final witness in the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust trial on Friday, and the poised executive faced... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Does Big Tech or Hollywood get games better? Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 21, 2021 5 min Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) is one of the treasures of the video game industry. Started by Jason Hall in 2004 and run by... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business I’ve decided that I am a fan of Embracer Group Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 20, 2021 2 min If you see me out in public, you will recognize me by my Embracer Group T-shirt and baseball cap. For I am now an... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay The D20 Beat: Lost Eidolons is a rarity — a single-player RPG from South Korea Posted byby Jason Wilson May 19, 2021 10 min The South Korean game industry is known for games like Dungeon and Fighter, Lineage, and Maple Story. What do all of these games have... Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay E3 2021 has already begun | GB Decides 196 Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 14, 2021 1 min It feels like E3 has already begun, but while some fun announcements are coming, the GamesBeat Decides crew decides to use this episode to... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Adventures in the Magic Kingdom is my NES guilty pleasure Posted byby Mike Minotti May 14, 2021 3 min I love video games based on real theme parks. Heck, I even have a soft spot for that awful Universal Studios title for GameCube.... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay How Intel is using Tiger Lake-H to help make gaming laptops people love | How Games Make Money Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 14, 2021 2 min On Tuesday, Intel revealed its new Tiger Lake-H CPUs for gaming laptops. These chips include hyperthreaded 6 and 8-core processors that are ideal for... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay The DeanBeat: The FOMO over the decline of triple-A games is unwarranted Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 14, 2021 9 min “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business E3 Rewind: Sony’s stunning show from 2015 Posted byby Mike Minotti May 13, 2021 1 min Sony was in a great spot in 2015. The PlayStation 4 proved to be a hit when it launched in 2013, and now the... Continue Reading 1 min