Overwatch’s open beta attracted a whopping 9.7 million players, a Blizzard record
It looks like Blizzard has another hit on its hands. The open beta for its team-based shooter Overwatch — which lasted from May 5...
Your Overwatch Widowmaker sniping skills are crap compared to this player’s
During the Overwatch beta, I lost a few matches simply because my team ended up with a couple of hot shots who both thought...
Doom casts its hellish glare on Quantum Break, Overwatch in April’s top gaming TV ads
If you’re feeling an impending sense of Doom, that’s just because Bethesda’s reboot of the classic shooter series is about to come out —...
Why Trion Worlds’ Atlas Reactor is the latest online game to say no to free-to-play
When Trion Worlds set out to make its next game, the company thought it was building something for the free-to-play business model. But to...
Dark Souls III was YouTube’s most popular game in April
People sure love watching other people die in Dark Souls III. YouTube revealed which games were most popular in April for the online video site. YouTube bases...
Gears of War 4 chain-saws through Uncharted 4’s, Overwatch’s TV ads
GamesBeat has partnered with iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real time, to bring you a monthly report on how gaming brands are spending their ad dollars and which are generating the most digital response. Below are the top five most engaging gaming industry brands from March 16 to April 15.
How to get in the Overwatch, Battleborn, Doom, and Gears of War 4 open betas
It’s spring, which means you should clean out your garage, mow your lawn, and make sure your online multiplayer video game is going to...
Blizzard confirms Overwatch launches May 24 with a ‘head start period’ on May 3 for preorders
Blizzard’s next big game is coming this spring.
Overwatch, a team-based shooter that we’ve enjoyed our time with, launches for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 24. This will bring colorful, fast-paced gunplay to gamers across all three platforms.
Blizzard cofounder Frank Pearce: 25 years of making games isn’t enough
Blizzard Entertainment is the division of Activision Blizzard that’s brought us games like StarCraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft, and it turned 25 this...
Blizzard’s execs eye mobile as their next winning game strategy — but not virtual reality
Blizzard Entertainment executives consider deep mobile games to be a possible next step for the company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. We talked...