GamesBeat’s best stories of 2018
Our staff had a busy 2018. We wrote hundreds of news stories, interviews, reviews, previews, and more. We covered the biggest events in the...
The D20 Beat: 2018’s RPGs — my critical hits and made saving throws
When I think about 2018’s role-playing games, I don’t see lots of bombast and flash. Blockbuster studios often stayed away. Square Enix’s main offerings...
GamesBeat Decides: The Good Awards
We are close to 100-percenting 2018. The only thing we have left to do to get the platinum trophy is hand out some awards....
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2018
Games got bigger than ever in 2018, with revenues expected to grow 10.7 percent to become a $134.9 billion market, according to research firm Newzoo. People...
The RetroBeat: Examining the GameCube’s 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
The Nintendo GameCube is one of my favorite systems ever. After pioneering 3D gaming on the Nintendo 64 with games like Super Mario 64...
Bethesda and Blizzard should learn from how Square Enix fixed its Final Fantasy XIV problem
It’s any game publisher’s worst nightmare — you’ve announced or launched the latest version of your big franchise, and instead of widespread acclaim, your...
The DeanBeat: How game developers can drive our platforms forward
Last night, Pokèmon Go developer Niantic announced that it was investing in a round of funding for DigiLens, a maker of holographic displays for...
The DeanBeat: Playing Dr. Grordbort’s Invaders on the Magic Leap One
Not many people have tried out the Magic Leap One Creator Edition. After all, the augmented reality glasses cost nearly $2,300. I’ve tried it...
The DeanBeat: The madness and sanity of Sony leaving E3
Sony stunned the gaming world yesterday when it announced it will not attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in 2019. For the...
The RetroBeat: Final Fantasy XIII deserves — and gets — another chance
If you believe the internet, Final Fantasy XIII is the worst thing to ever happen to a historic RPG series. I don’t agree. Final Fantasy...