CD Projekt Red risked the reputations of others to insulate Cyberpunk 2077 Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 16, 2020 7 min Cyberpunk 2077 is out, and it’s the only thing people can talk about. But while many people are playing and enjoying it, many others... Continue Reading 7 min
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming’s past and future Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 11, 2020 6 min The Game Awards always inspires me to think about the possibilities of gaming. The show looks into the past year, which now seems like... Continue Reading 6 min
The RetroBeat: Midway’s jammin’ rise and mortal fall Posted byby Mike Minotti December 4, 2020 8 min Arcades are a novelty these days, but they were a massive force in the industry in the 1990s. That was thanks in large part... Continue Reading 8 min
The DeanBeat: How to get good in Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War multiplayer Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2020 6 min Michael “MajorManiak” Szymaniak is one of the star Call of Duty League (CDL) esports players for the Minnesota Røkkr. And this young man who... Continue Reading 6 min
The D20 Beat — My fall RPG download Posted byby Jason Wilson December 1, 2020 10 min This fall feels different for role-playing games. Sure, we’ve seen a lot of new titles hit, but between the paucity of RPGs on the... Continue Reading 10 min
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 20, 2020 6 min This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a... Continue Reading 6 min
Nintendo’s very good NPD report, and next gen becomes current gen | GamesBeat Decides 172 Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 14, 2020 1 min PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox systems are out, and GamesBeat editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about how they’re feeling about next-gen... Continue Reading 1 min
The RetroBeat: 20 years of Final Fantasy IX, the best Final Fantasy Posted byby Mike Minotti November 13, 2020 2 min I know that all us, myself included, are preoccupied by the next-gen (I guess they’re the current gen now) consoles. But I found out... Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: Sony beats Microsoft with games as the console wars renew Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2020 7 min The console wars aren’t simple, but it’s always tempting for critics to call the contest before it even begins. But we saw the folly... Continue Reading 7 min
PlayStation 5 has the best launch lineup of this century Posted byby Mike Minotti November 12, 2020 3 min Console launches are often exciting until you start playing those launch games. Most systems take at least a year to get going, at least... Continue Reading 3 min