The DeanBeat — What’s the best way to experience a game for the first time?
2019 is only 25 days old, but I feel my pile of shame is already growing. I am falling behind on games this week....
The RetroBeat: What Kingdom Hearts III should have learned from the original
I almost can’t believe it, but Kingdom Hearts III is now a real game that I’ve actually played. And I liked it! You should...
GamesBeat Decides 108: Rebooting Star Wars for fun and profit
The news has calmed down after last week, and the GamesBeat staff is playing a lot of games for review. That means we have...
Tale of a 44-year-old Magic: The Gathering virgin
With the amount of hours I’ve logged into Hearthstone, The Elder Scrolls: Legends, and Solforge, you’d think I would have been a long-time collectible...
Machine learning is rescuing old game textures in Zelda and Final Fantasy
The first generation of 3D video games are ugly. I think they are ugly in a charming way, but many people disagree with even...
The DeanBeat: Sorting out the Epic-Unity-Improbable mess
If I’ve concluded one thing from the spat in the past week between Unity Technologies, Improbable, and Epic Games, it’s that it won’t be...
The RetroBeat: Phantasy Star IV is the perfect classic JRPG experience for Switch owners
I started my 2019 gaming by finally tackling a Japanese role-playing game I’ve wanted to play for some time: Phantasy Star IV: End of...
Your game studio doesn’t have to survive to succeed
By this point, hopefully we’ve all laughed and moved past the idea that “just make a good game” is good business advice. However, it’s...
The RetroBeat: This Sonic the Hedgehog speedrun at Games Done Quick makes life better
Awesome Games Done Quick is amid its annual speedrunning marathon. The event, which will go until Sunday night, has people playing through games as...
The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2019
I’ve finally finished my trip to CES 2019, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas. I walked more than 32.9 miles to scout for...