The Last of Us Season 2 debuts first episode on HBO with the start of the second game
The first episode of The Last of Us Season 2 kicks off today with a lie. Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, says to Joel...
Zynga will launch Game of Thrones: Legends on mobile on July 25
Zynga announced that Game of Thrones: Legends will debut as a RPG puzzle title for mobile on July 25. Pre-registration has officially opened on...
HBO’s The Last of Us sets new bar for game-to-TV adaptations
The season finale for HBO’s The Last of Us (TLOU) aired on Sunday, concluding one of gaming’s most successful game adaptions (for now). Both...
Gaming’s renewal of vows with Hollywood and more on UGC/generative AI | The DeanBeat
I worked a couple of days in Santa Monica, California, this week to get a fresh perspective on games. It was my third visit...
HBO’s The Last of Us is where film imitates games — but not too much
I consider The Last of Us series (Parts I and II) to be my favorite video game series of all time. And so I...
Why the television writers’ room has come to game development
Game development is a time-intensive and complicated machine. And studios are always looking for anything to improve the efficiency of that process. That’s why...
HBO spins out Neon Media narrative-driven interactive media startup
HBO has spun Neon Media from HBO’s Interactive and Immersive Group in Seattle. Neon Media will focus on narrative-driven interactive media including games. The...
GamesBeat Summit Digital storytelling speakers: Adam Foshko, Derek Kolstad, and Mark Long
This year GamesBeat Summit 2020 is going all-digital, April 28 and April 29. Today we’re bringing you another look at the event speakers we’re proud to...
The DeanBeat: A Westworld ‘activation’ that illustrates the creepy side of tech
My colleagues have been wondering what the word “activation” means, as the Entertainment Software Association used the word in describing why its Electronic Entertainment...
The DeanBeat: The fears, complexities, and hopes of Hollywood games
Eric Goldberg, managing director of Crossover Technologies, told me this week at the GameDaily Connect event in Anaheim, California, that a huge amount of...