‘Balance that in-app economy’ and other game monetization pearls of wisdom
Monetization in free-to-play (F2P) and freemium games is in constant flux as the technology around it changes and evolves to better serve an increasingly...
Here’s what the ESRB’s loot box warning label looks like
Video game labels in the United States will now warn consumers when a product includes the option to buy loot boxes. The Entertainment Software...
The DeanBeat: 13 humble predictions for gaming in 2020
I’ve never been good at making predictions about the game industry, but I enjoy it. I figure if I make enough, some of them...
GamesBeat Rewind 2019: The year’s biggest trends … and where they’re heading in 2020
The game industry is in a huge period of flux, but 2019 only set the stage for enormous paradigm shifts that the coming year...
What’s the difference between gaming and gambling?
In real-money casino games, be it an establishment in the physical world such as a hotel on the strip or online, the potential to...
Destiny 2 gets a premium progression battle pass
Loot boxes aren’t dead, but many developers now favor the premium progression pass instead. Destiny 2 is the latest game to adopt one of...
The DeanBeat: The gray areas of video game violence and addiction
When President Donald Trump met with video game leaders about violence in games in March 2018, the industry worried he would use games as...
Congress is focusing on video games — how should the industry react?
At any major sporting event, one could easily recognize the playful Fortnite dance moves performed and displayed on the jumbo screen “dance cam.” With...
Australian study: Loot boxes are more like gambling than baseball cards
In June, the Australian Parliament's Environment and Communications References Committee began researching video game loot boxes. Just two-and-a-half months later, the group has reported its findings. And it's bad news Electronic Arts and most of the mobile gaming business, according to news site Lexology.
Blockchain can solve the lootbox problem
For roughly 10 years, loot boxes have come to play increasingly important role in the business models of game developers and publishers. In fact,...