Nintendo off of list of 100 top brands for first time
Nintendo’s upcoming changes feel a little more urgent today. Consultancy company Interbrand released its annual list of the world’s top brands, and Nintendo isn’t...
Rock Band 4: Same as it ever was
In 2007, Rock Band was a triumph. It turned music-rhythm games, which were focused almost entirely on an intense, feverish show of dexterous prowess, into...
Hitbox gets exclusive streaming rights to Counter-Strike tournament
Twitch’s competitor got a nice exclusive. Live-streaming site Hitbox revealed today that it will have sole broadcasting rights for a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, The World Championships 2015.
Plays.tv is now World of Tanks’ official ‘video-capture solution’
Gaming-related video is hugely popular on the Web, and now one of the competitors in that space is making a deal to grow its...
GamesBeat 2015 puts the spotlight on finding whales in free-to-play games
Prior to his onstage appearance at GamesBeat 2015, Ninja Metrics CEO Dr. Dmitri Williams spoke with us about the mobile game's industry to "whale-fish," and how our relationship with our heaviest users could be improved.
Microsoft buys Havok from Intel, promises to keep licensing physics tech
Microsoft now owns one of gaming’s most popular middleware tools. The Xbox company announced this morning that it has acquired Havok, the technology company best...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Super Mario Maker’s a hit, and inside the canceled South Park game
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Microsoft revealed a series of holiday bundles for the Xbox One, and we’ve been busy reviewing...
Final GamesBeat 2015’s epic agenda features 116 of gaming’s brightest leaders
Our GamesBeat 2015 conference is just 11 days away. It’s going to be an epic and efficient show with some of the industry’s best...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2015 will reveal the state of the game industry
Since I’ve been writing about games for 19 years and I’ve been running our GamesBeat conference for seven years, I’m often asked about the...
Oculus VR explains why Touch controllers aren’t shipping with the Rift in 2016
The Oculus Touch motion controllers feel fantastic. They (and other wireless input devices made for virtual reality) will be a crucial part of VR...