The DeanBeat: The real and the fake trends of gaming in 2019
When my Uber driver discovered I was going to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), he exclaimed, “Are you in games? I was the voice...
God of War is GDC 2019’s game of the year
Kratos slew the entire Olympic pantheon, and more recently, fought to protect his son from the harsh world of Norse mythology. That latest adventure...
Crackdown 3 is good, and polish doesn’t matter
Crackdown 3 makes me feel unstuck from reality. I booted it up over the long holiday weekend and immediately started having a great time....
God of War takes Game of the Year, 9 of 23 awards at DICE Awards
God of War swept the big awards at the game industry’s peer honors celebration the DICE Awards, taking home nine of 23 of the...
God of War full interview — The definitive story behind the crafting of God of War
God of War is the result of the labors of 300 people at console industry leader Sony’s studio in Santa Monica, California. Yet it was...
God of War postmortem interview — How the ending and its surprise came together
God of War was the surprise winner at this year’s The Game Awards, beating out the favorite Red Dead Redemption 2 for Game of...
God of War postmortem — The making of God of War
Sony made a big bet on God of War, putting a team of 300 people to work for years (and nearly five for the...
God of War postmortem — The alternate design and story choices that might have been
Some of the key moments and characters of God of War, the winner of Game of the Year at The Game Awards, might have...
God of War postmortem — Cory Barlog’s advice for game developers
God of War creative director Cory Barlog is sitting on top of the world after winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards....
GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti’s 10 top games of 2018
Man, 2018 was another great year for video games. And while a lot of the blockbuster games I was looking forward to delivered, I...