Xbox Games Showcase: Microsoft comes out in force Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 23, 2020 4 min Microsoft showed off an amazing array of games at its Xbox Games Showcase today to prepare fans for the holiday launch of the Xbox... Continue Reading 4 min
How Thatgamecompany uses data to build long-term relationships with players Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 20, 2020 2 min How Games Make Money is back with another episode. This time, Thatgamecompany director of online experience Tim Nixon joins host Jeff Grubb to talk... Continue Reading 2 min
GamesBeat Decides 156: June NPD, Ghost of Tsushima, and more Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 17, 2020 1 min Paper Mario: The Origami King and Ghost of Tsushima are both out now, and the GamesBeat Decides crew has a review for each of... Continue Reading 1 min
The DeanBeat: The Last of Us Part II harassment, Ghost of Tsushima nationalism, and unending lockdown Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 17, 2020 6 min Neil Druckmann, the vice president at Naughty Dog and director of The Last of Us Part II, lashed out at trolls who have harassed... Continue Reading 6 min
Why Irregular Corporation loves a good game GIF Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 13, 2020 2 min If you’re looking for an exciting new game, a GIF is a useful tool. If a game looks cool in a short, animated format,... Continue Reading 2 min
The most memorable moments in The Last of Us Part II (spoilers) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 11, 2020 3 min The Last of Us Part II has some of the most memorable scenes you’ll ever see in a video game. Naughty Dog’s epic story... Continue Reading 3 min
GamesBeat Decides 155: Paper Mario, Xbox Showcase, and Bakugan Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 10, 2020 1 min On this episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti have Bakugan-fever. And they’re Bakugonna lose their minds! They also... Continue Reading 1 min
The DeanBeat: The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx gives us a much-needed peek inside Valve Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 10, 2020 7 min I used to read Geoff Keighley’s Final Hours stories at GameSpot, before he went off to eventually run The Game Awards. It’s good to... Continue Reading 7 min
The DeanBeat: How the rest of 2020 looks for the game industry Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 3, 2020 3 min The main reason for this column today is to wish you a happy Fourth of July and thank you for reading GamesBeat and VentureBeat.... Continue Reading 3 min
How a Black game studio founder is navigating the VC system in Poland Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 29, 2020 3 min Venture capitalists often use a system known as accelerators to invest in very early business startups. The idea is to fund those companies in... Continue Reading 3 min