Categories Posted inin Gameplay Gears 5 interview — Rod Fergusson explains the story, characters, accessibility, and ending Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2019 18 min Rod Fergusson, studio head of The Coalition, went out on a limb recently when he said that Gears of War 5 is the finest... Continue Reading 18 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Gaming hot topics debate: loot boxes, addiction, parental advice, esports hype, and store wars Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 8, 2019 31 min We had a raucous but intelligent debate about video game hot topics at the recent GameDaily Connect event in Anaheim, California. Under the lights of... Continue Reading 31 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Zynga looks for the right game companies to acquire Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 8, 2019 14 min When Zynga sold its San Francisco headquarters for $600 million in May, the social mobile game company received a lot of fresh gunpower for... Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay How a seasoned investment team looks at esports hype Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 8, 2019 11 min There’s a lot of hype in esports. But there’s also a lot of growth. Lots of investors have jumped on the bandwagon in the... Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Why NASCAR raced into esports in 2019 Posted byby Jason Wilson September 8, 2019 17 min In many ways, NASCAR feels like a good fit for esports. The views from the cockpit of a race car can be thrilling. It’s... Continue Reading 17 min
Categories Posted inin Business Akamai: Fortnite ransomware scams should force developers and gamers to think about security Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 7, 2019 7 min The game industry has long been a target for cybercriminals, and so it was no surprise in the past couple weeks to see the... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Devcom perspectives: The uncomfortable and familiar topic of video game violence Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 6, 2019 32 min It has been a tense and horrifying year of mass shootings in the U.S., with the blame falling on many issues, including President Donald... Continue Reading 32 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan — tips and tricks for saving all 5 characters Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 5, 2019 9 min This post is all about our tips and tricks for playing the interactive horror story of The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan, where your... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Why Anheuser-Busch is pouring beer and money into esports Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 5, 2019 13 min Anheuser-Busch is one of the brands that isn’t shy about embracing esports. It is a non-endemic brand, meaning it isn’t born and bred with... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Turkey’s Recontact will put cinematic games on the map with London title Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 5, 2019 9 min Turkey has become a productive hub for games studios with companies like Gram Games and Peak Games. And now Instabul-based Recontact wants to put... Continue Reading 9 min