GamesBeat weekly roundup: Switch owns August, and Samus Returns in style
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Nintendo announced that they’re going to be making more NES Classic Editions next year,...
Telltale names Zynga veteran Pete Hawley as CEO
Telltale Games, the maker of story-based franchises such as The Walking Dead and Batman, has named former Zynga executive Pete Hawley as its new...
Hyakki Castle begs you to do the one thing Dungeon Masters warn you about: Split the party
Dungeon-crawlers are nothing new for the Japanese game industry. But most of them follow the paths of Rogue or Wizardry, either solo or party...
Hiveswap: Act 1 review — a very internet adventure game based on the hit webcomic Homestuck
It’s been more than eight years since Andrew Hussie first created his sprawling, self-referential, surreal webcomic Homestuck. By the time it ended on April 13,...
Zynga launches partnership with Ferrari in CSR2 mobile game
Zynga is partnering with Ferrari in a marketing deal to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the car company through a new line-up of vehicles...
Magic Leap reportedly seeks $500 million at $6 billion valuation
High-flying augmented reality startup Magic Leap is trying to raise $500 million at a $6 billion valuation, according to a report in Bloomberg. The...
Every trailer from Nintendo’s September Direct
Nintendo wants to keep its console owners happy and busy for the next couple of months, and the publisher livestreamed one of its Direct...
Why someone would turn classics like Katamari into text games
Noah Swartz seems to specialize in abstracting adorable games and distilling them into text adventures. He’s turned colorful ball-roller Katamari Damacy and cutesy cat collector...
Psyonix details Rocket League’s Autumn update and beyond
Rocket League is getting a major update this month that will introduce a number of changes to how arenas, customizations, and competitive seasons work....
Suda51 on Travis Strikes Again, working with Nintendo, and the Switch
Goichi Suda, who goes by Suda51, and his studio Grasshopper Manufacture have made their names creating stylish action games like Killer7 and Lollipop Chainsaw....