GamesBeat Decides 113: Mythic Mike loves to raid
On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, you will get to learn all about Mythic Mike. Co-host and GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti loves to...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2019 will escalate gaming’s tool, engine, and platform wars
The Game Developers Conference will draw more than 20,000 people to San Francisco next week, and it will be like dropping another quarter in...
The RetroBeat: I finally appreciate Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link has always been the franchise’s black sheep, red-headed step child, insert cliche here. Look, it’s weird, and I...
Google needs to actually make games if it wants to matter
Google has begun teasing its video game initiative. During a session at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, the company will...
The DeanBeat: Our dream event with Atari father Nolan Bushnell, Respawn’s Vince Zampella and Spider-Man dude Ted Price
I’ve been dreaming about putting on a great game industry event for a long time. We’ve been doing our GamesBeat conferences for a decade...
Sonic has two eyes, and I must scream
We’ve seen his silhouette. We’ve seen his splayed legs. Now, it’s time to gaze long into the eyes of Sonic the Hedgehog. For his...
This chart visualizes why live-service games are the ‘it’ thing for publishers
The video game business is an expensive and risky hit-driven market. But live-service games are altering this dynamic. Instead of trying to hit a...
GamesBeat Decides 111: Seeing into the future
The video game industry is closing up shop after another wild week, and now it’s time to read books and speak to our families....
The DeanBeat: Chasing the fun in ‘Fortnite killer’ Apex Legends
Against all odds, Respawn Entertainment‘s Apex Legends has become one of the most popular games in the world. It had a surprise launch just...
The DeanBeat: Farewell to Reggie’s body
It surprised me yesterday when Reggie Fils-Aime, the longtime president of Nintendo of America, announced he was going to retire on April 15 and...