The DeanBeat: My favorite games of the decade
Here are my favorite games of the decade. They’re in chronological order. 2011 was not a good year. But 2013, 2016, and 2018 were...
Hellblade maker Ninja Theory’s The Insight Project will make games to fight mental illness
Ninja Theory announced The Insight Project, a research and development project to bring together technology, game design, and clinical neuroscience to alleviate mental distress....
How Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice changed lives with its thoughtful portrayal of mental illness
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was my favorite game of 2017. But this tale of a sword-wielding Pict warrior was also a groundbreaking portrayal of mental...
The DeanBeat: A tragic but almost necessary meltdown for the game industry
It was a tragic week for the industry. Women in the game industry, fed up with sexual assault, rape, and abuse, named a half-dozen...
Ninja Theory: After Hellblade’s darkness comes Bleeding Edge’s wackiness
Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was my favorite game of 2017. It was also relentlessly dark. And I can see why Ninja Theory’s next...
How Microsoft showed up at E3, locked and loaded for games, a new console, and the cloud
Matt Booty, the head of Xbox Game Studios, may have overdone it when he started going shopping for game studios. The company showed up...
Ninja Theory unveils Bleeding Edge co-op game
Microsoft’s recently acquired Ninja Theory has wasted no time. The studio just announced its Bleeding Edge co-op game for Microsoft’s platforms. Word 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...
Why Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice isn’t coming to PSVR
This week brought an unexpected surprise for VR fans; Ninja Theory’s excellent adventure game, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, is coming to the Oculus Rift and...
How Unreal Engine 4.20 will jumpstart creativity, scalability, and cross-platform games
With so much news about Fortnite lately, it’s easier to forget that Epic Games makes the Unreal Engine. But today, the game engine behind...