Blizzard launches Battle.net update
Blizzard Entertainment has released the biggest update to its online platform, Battle.net, “in years.” Battle.net has been Blizzard’s internet portal for its games since...
Ultimate Gamer Worldwide Open will give away $1 million in prizes
Esports competitions are still pretty hot, and Ultimate Gamer plans to give away $1 million in prizes for its tournament that starts on March...
505 Games acquires Puzzle Quest studio Infinity Plus Two
505 Games and its parent company, Digital Bros, announced today the acquisition of Infinity Plus Two, the studio behind puzzle game hits Puzzle Quest...
CD Projekt Red releases Cyberpunk 2077 apology and roadmap
In a new video posted to Twitter today, CD Projekt Red co-founder Marcin Iwiński apologized for Cyberpunk 2077‘s rough launch and lays out a...
Ubisoft will make a new Star Wars open world game for Lucasfilm Games
Ubisoft announced today it will make a new Star Wars game in collaboration with Disney’s Lucasfilm Games division. The title from Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment...
Turtle Beach acquires Neat Microphones to capture more gamers and podcasters
Gaming headset maker Turtle Beach said today it has acquired Neat Microphones, a maker of high-quality USB and analog microphones. Terms of the deal...
Alienware launches Aurora Ryzen desktop and Nvidia-based 30 Series laptops
Dell’s Alienware division is refreshing its gaming computers with new Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia, and Intel chips for the CES 2021 online-only tech trade...
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, Geoff Keighley, Siobhan Reddy to light up GamesBeat metaverse event
We have a multiverse of speakers coming to our metaverse event, GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse. A couple of our latest speakers include Cyberpunk...
Former Sony Online Entertainment chief Kelly Flock passes away
Former Sony Online Entertainment president Lewis “Kelly” Flock, a game industry leader who backed classic hits such as the original God of War and...
SuperData: Games grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 amid pandemic
The game industry grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 from $120.1 billion in 2019 as many industries shrank during the pandemic, according to...