Persona 5 Strikers review — I didn’t see this coming
Despite my love for the Persona series, I wasn’t excited for Persona 5 Strikers. As soon as I found out that this spinoff was...
CD Projekt Red hacked, releases ransom note
CD Projekt Red released a statement on Twitter today noting that the company has been the victim of a cyberattack. The party responsible for...
Galahad 3093 is developer David Whatley’s new mech shooter, and a lot has changed in 30 years
Galahad 3093 is the new mech shooter from developer Simutronics Corp. Simutronics founder David Whatley describes the game as a spiritual successor to CyberStrike,...
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) Mass Effect squadmates
With the Mass Effect trilogy coming together in a new remastered package on May 14, we thought that it would be fun to go...
Cocos adds 3D to its open source 2D game engine with Cocos Creator 3.0
Cocos has had great success with PC and mobile games with its 2D game engine. Now it is taking the open-source software to the...
The RetroBeat — Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master is a Genesis treasure I missed
I loved my Sega Genesis as a kid, but now that I spend a lot of my adult life looking into retro games, I’m...
The DeanBeat: Measuring the froth of the game industry
Merger mania has come to games, and a big window is open for public offerings in the stock market. That translates to a historic...
Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV won’t release until 2022
Activision Blizzard noted in an investors call today that Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV won’t launch until at least 2022, noting that it is...
Call of Duty just had its best year ever
As part of its earnings report today, Activision Blizzard revealed that the Call of Duty had its strongest year ever in 2020. The series...
Oculus cofounder’s Mountaintop raises $5.5 million for shooter game
Headed by Oculus cofounder Nate Mitchell, Mountaintop has raised $5.5 million for a player-vs.-player first-person shooter game. The seed round comes from an unidentified...