The DeanBeat: Predictions for gaming in 2022
Predictions are a dicey business. The year 2020 was one of the most unpredictable in all of human history. And now I think about...
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards and the game industry are back
It was nice to be back in the culture of gaming last night at The Game Awards. I went there in person with my...
Epic Games shows off Unreal Engine 5 with stunning simulated city in The Matrix Awakens demo
Epic Games showed off the realism of Unreal Engine 5 with The Matrix Awakens demo amid a huge computer-generated city. It looked phenomenal, with...
Iron Galaxy teams with Epic Games to create Rumbleverse brawler royale
Iron Galaxy Studios unveiled a free-to-play brawler royale game called Rumbleverse at The Game Awards. Epic Games will serve as the publisher and take the...
Apple wins delay on App Store changes from Epic antitrust ruling
Apple was granted a delay today to its deadline to make changes to the App Store following the massive antitrust lawsuit with Epic Games...
Epic Games acquires Rock Band maker Harmonix
Epic Games has acquired Rock Band and Dance Central maker Harmonix Systems, GamesBeat has learned. Epic has been on an acquisition binge during the...
Fortnite rolls out Naruto collaboration with cosmetics and Creative Hub
Fortnite launched its first anime collaboration today, featuring the characters of Naruto: Shippuden. The patch featuring the characters recently went live, and all associated...
Metaverse thought leaders tout visions at Nvidia GTC event
The metaverse has been the talk among science fiction fans for years, but it’s becoming more real as a point of discussion among the...
Game creation startup OCP raises $4.3M to develop its first product
Omni Creator Products Corporation (OCP), founded by former Epic Games employees, announced today it has raised $4.3 million in funding to build its first...
Fortnite is shutting down in China
After more than two years of testing, Fortnite is shutting down in China on November 15. The game never officially launched in that territory...