The RetroBeat: Sonic movie’s delay isn’t the fault of whiny fans
Paramount has delayed the Sonic the Hedgehog movie from November 8 this year to February 14, 2020. This is so the animation team has...
The DeanBeat: The Bushnell family — growing up with gaming in your blood
Nolan Bushnell is often called the father of the video game industry, but he’s also the father of eight children, and we recently got...
The RetroBeat: Blizzard gets serious about preserving its history
Warcraft turns 25 this year. World of Warcraft will also celebrate its 15th anniversary. Many of Blizzard Entertainment’s franchises are getting old, which is...
AR/VR’s $80 billion-plus market could split before it consolidates
Some in the AR/VR industry see it converging into a singularity of spatial computing in one magical device, but mobile AR, smartglasses and VR...
Mobile VR’s dying gasps mean new life for standalone and tethered VR
Even if you were expecting this news, the latest research confirms it: “High-performance” VR platforms are increasing in popularity while “mobile VR” is declining. Users,...
The DeanBeat: Building visionary triple-A game studios that last
One of my favorite business books is Built to Last: Successful habits of visionary companies, by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. Starting the 1990s,...
The RetroBeat: Capcom’s Phoenix Wright remains the best thing in adventure gaming
I fell in love with Phoenix Wright when the first Ace Attorney came out for the Nintendo DS in 2005. I grew up with...
How virtual reality positional tracking works
Alongside having a wide field of view, virtual reality headsets are distinct from regular 3D displays in that they are tracked. PC VR, console...
The DeanBeat: Why the smart kids are moving into blockchain games
We dove deeper into blockchain, cryptocurrency, and games at our GamesBeat Summit 2019 in Los Angeles. We had a panel on it last year,...
Ubisoft and Genba Digital partner on new way to secure digital game transactions
With digital game sales and microtransactions on the rise, it’s more important than ever for publishers to make sure that their games are being...