Why Ubisoft needs 12,000 game developers
If Vivendi had succeeded in its hostile takeover of Ubisoft, you can bet the French video game publisher wouldn’t still have 14,000 employees, including...
Sensor Tower: Fortnite earned $100 million in its first 90 days on iOS
Epic Games‘ hit game Fortnite has reached yet another milestone on mobile. Since its iOS launch in mid-March, it has generated $100 million in...
PUBG creator Brendan Greene spells out the year ahead in battle royale
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is changing the world of gaming with nearly 100 million daily players. But creator Brendan Greene and PUBG Corp. development head Taeseok Jang are...
How Nintendo approached E3 2018: quality, esports, and immediate gratification
It was time that Nintendo held a big show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and revealed a lot of new games. But this...
What Alienware has learned from 10 years of esports
Frank Azor cofounded Alienware more than two decades ago, and so he had the look of a grizzled veteran at the Electronic Entertainment Expo...
GamesBeat Decides at E3 2018 Day 4: PlayStation’s Fortnite problem, Rage 2, and more
We’re back again for a day of E3. What day is that? Scientists still aren’t sure, but I’ll let you know if they crack...
Sony share price dips as Fortnite account controversy draws ire
PlayStation thinks you have enough people to play games with already, so you can’t possibly need cross-platform multiplayer to play with someone on Nintendo...
Why the game industry stays vigilant on violence claims, regulation, and disruption
The game industry is bigger than ever, with estimates of revenues as high as $150 billion worldwide. And it will draw billions of views...
Fortnite gets over 2 million downloads on Nintendo Switch
The Fortnite Battle Bus must be some sort of supersized extra-dimensional space, because it just took on a ton of new players in about...
Fortnite debacle sours PlayStation’s victory lap at E3
As I enjoyed some braised chicken and a Golden Road brown ale at the PlayStation media briefing after party prior to the Electronic Entertainment...