GamesBeat weekly roundup: Hearthstone makes millions, and Paris Hilton on mobile
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Splatoon is still selling well for Nintendo, Blizzard considers a Warcraft 4, and we discuss why...
Square Enix needs to give Dragon Quest XI a chance in the West
Dragon Quest XI can bring back old-school Japanese role-playing games in a big way, but Square Enix first needs to give it a chance...
July 2015 NPD: Lack of new games doesn’t hurt industry — or PlayStation 4
July brought the hot summer days and very few major releases, but the gaming industry is still growing. New game hardware, software, and accessories...
Nintendo: Wii U game (not console) sales are up 10% thanks to Splatoon
Nintendo’s ink shooter has given some life to its Wii U console. The publisher revealed that the home gaming system’s software sales are up...
King shares down 8% in after-hours trading as Wall Street reacts to weak outlook
Candy Crush Saga publisher King has beat its own guidance for its fiscal second quarter, but investors are not happy with what they see...
20M downloads doesn’t necessarily make Angry Birds 2 a success
Developer Rovio has stormed back onto the mobile app stores with a new Angry Birds (our review) and a new business model, but that...
Mobile measurement companies greet Facebook’s retreat with relief
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook made a big policy reversal August 4 on mobile ad user data sharing after it ran into major opposition from its...
Digital game sales generate more than $1B in July thanks to mobile and Steam’s online store
Digital’s steady growth to take over the gaming world marched on in July. Mobile games and Steam, along with other PC digital distributors, pushed...
Want to wall-mount your PlayStation 4? There’s a rack for that — and it looks and works great
Forza Designs' PlayStation 4 Wall Mount is an elegant solution for hanging your console...whoever you are
Galak-Z: The Dimensional is a rare forward-thinking nostalgia ‘star trek’
Like a gratuitous salvo of locked-on missiles, Galak-Z: The Dimensional succeeds on multiple fronts. Glance at any screenshot and you could mistakenly assume that...