The DeanBeat: Sorting through the steamy evidence in Apple v. Epic Games
The game industry has been buzzing about the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust lawsuit since testimony in the three-week trial began on Monday. The...
The DeanBeat: A Big Bang week for the metaverse
The metaverse had a couple of Big Bangs this week that should put it on everyone’s radar. First, Epic Games raised $1 billion at...
Here’s why (and how) we’ll see gaming’s influence span across industries, regions, and more in 2021
Gaming has been—and will continue to be—more pervasive across all kinds of areas: B2B content (for businesses), new consumer content (like concerts), and even...
Tim Sweeney: The open metaverse requires companies to have enlightened self-interest
Twenty years ago, at the dawn of the Xbox era, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney convinced Bill Gates to spend a billion dollars on...
Epic Games launches Fortnite’s Spy Within social game with Houseparty video chat
Epic Games is launching a new social game called Fortnite’s Spy Within, which is the company’s version of popular social deduction titles like Werewolf...
How the pandemic jump-started mobile gaming’s social evolution
2020 brought massive unexpected change into the world, shutting down most countries due to COVID-19. During these challenging months, mobile games quickly rose to...
YouTube Gaming’s Ryan Wyatt on gaming’s explosive growth in 2020
The year is just about over, and perhaps the only things worth celebrating about 2020 are the memories of the hot videos on YouTube...
GeForce Now debuts on iOS via the web, with Fortnite coming
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Blocked by Apple’s strict policies on cloud gaming apps, Nvidia has launched the GeForce Now cloud gaming...
What a U.S. ban on Tencent may mean for the online game industry
The U.S.-China trade war has taken another turn after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will put an end to WeChat...
Apple v. Epic lawsuit could open door to third-party payments — led by esports
Without releasing a single game, Apple is one of the largest gaming companies in the world, simply by taking a cut of all transactions...