Introducing the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest
We’re happy to announce the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest. We’re going to pick five developers who will demo their games at our annual GamesBeat conference,...
The best Unreal Engine games of E3 2016, selected by GamesBeat
After three long hours of arguments, counter-arguments, and at least one bloody brawl, GamesBeat settled on the best games made with Unreal Engine at...
How Cliff Bleszinski redeemed himself with his latest shooter, Lawbreakers
Cliff Bleszinski feels vindicated. The former game designer at Epic Games felt like he had to leave his old company to make a new...
Dangerous Golf is silly and fun — but a lack of polish makes it a bogey
The concept for Dangerous Golf is enticing: Put golf indoors and make it play like the crash modes from the Burnout games. If you weren’t...
Epic Games explains why it’s backing Google Daydream VR
When you’re getting into the blooming virtual reality market, you need strong partners. Few could be better than Epic Games, the developer behind the...
Google’s Daydream VR gets a heavyweight partner: Epic Games and its Unreal Engine 4 toolkit
One of gaming’s leading design toolsets is throwing its support behind Google’s new virtual reality project. Epic Games announced during the Google I/O event today...
Epic Games gives out $75,000 in developer grants
A developer known for impressive gaming technology is helping development teams that are doing cool things with and for its engine. Develop Epic Games...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney still opposes Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform
Microsoft wants to unify its desktop, mobile and game platforms through the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). At the recent Microsoft Build conference, Microsoft CEO...
Tim Sweeney: How the Universal Windows Platform is like Facebook and a boiling frog
Microsoft is working to unify its desktop, mobile, and gaming platforms, but one vocal critic thinks this could come with some frightening consequences for...
Ark: Survival of the Fittest brings dinosaur-based esports to PlayStation 4
In a perfect world, we would turn on the television on Sundays to watch teams of humans and dinosaurs competing alongside one another. But...