Into the Mother Lands interview: Twitch invests in an RPG show led by people of color
Critical Role has played an important role in the rise of actual play RPG livestreams and podcasts, turning these from a niche to a...
PlayStation 5 uses liquid metal — here’s why that’s cool
PlayStation 5 is going to ship to consumers with liquid metal between its AMD system-on-a-chip and its heatsink. This is something that was unthinkable...
Cryptic Studios interview: Surviving Atari, working with Wizards, and a changing business model
Cryptic Studios is entering its third decade in the massively multiplayer online game market, where it started (like everyone else) in paid subscriptions before...
Population: One hands-on — Vertical combat in VR results in tough tradeoffs
BigBox VR’s Population: One is a virtual reality game that breaks new ground as a battle royale first-person shooter. I played the game in...
Watch Dogs: Legion interview — Recruiting the right crew in Ubisoft’s hacking game
I’ve played Watch Dogs: Legion for multiple previews, and it has been hard for me to get past that the game has no main...
Watch Dogs Legion preview — Infiltrating bomb sites, police stations, and body-smuggling hideouts
Ubisoft showed me a new slice of gameplay for Watch Dogs: Legion, the third in the popular series that pits hackers against the authorities...
Cryptic Studios interview: Reflecting on 20 years of adventures, starships, and superheroes
Cyptic Studios has been around since 2000. It’s home is Los Gatos, California, a small suburb of San Jose. It’s near the heart of...
The Xbox Series X controller is great so far (especially the D-pad)
Along with the Xbox Series X, Microsoft sent GamesBeat the new Xbox controller. This gamepad comes with the next-gen hardware, but you can, of...
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time review — Crash back
Not long ago, I had written off Crash Bandicoot. After those amazing three original games on PlayStation by Naughty Dog, Activision Blizzard churned out...
Fnatic Anda Seat review: Gaming comfort
If you put the word “gaming” in front of something enough, I’m going to end up reviewing it. This is what I have learned,...