EA rebrands its subscription game services as EA Play
Electronic Arts rebranded its subscription game services — EA Access and Origin Access — under the EA Play brand name. The big video game...
Ubisoft fires Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla director Ashraf Ismail
Ubisoft has fired Ashraf Ismail, the former director of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. The report comes from Bloomberg. This is the result of...
July 2020 NPD: Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima have strong debuts
Consumers are still turning to video games for their entertainment in the United States. While hardware sales have come back to Earth after a...
App Store war: Apple, Google delete Fortnite after Epic Games adds direct payment (Updated)
Shots have been fired in what could be a gigantic App Store war. Apple deleted Fortnite after Epic Games deliberately violated its terms of...
EA tackles the challenge of adjusting to a new normal
The coronavirus pandemic has been going on so long that it has begun to feel normal (though no less unsettling and scary) for many...
Rainway’s streaming service will make it easier to install games on any launcher
Rainway announced today that its streaming service will add a new feature that installs games from different PC launchers remotely. At its core, Rainway...
Devcom/Gamescom event aims for massive streaming audience
The big Gamescom 2020 game festival and the accompanying Devcom professional game developers conference in Germany are planning for a massive worldwide streaming audience,...
Amazon rebrands Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming to broaden audience
Amazon has rebranded its Twitch Prime membership benefits program as Prime Gaming. The move is part of an attempt to broaden the appeal of...
Fall Guys sells 2 million copies on Steam in under a week
Publisher Devolver Digital revealed on Twitter today that Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has already sold 2 million copies on Steam. Fall Guys released on...
The DeanBeat: What we’ve learned about pandemic gaming
The second-quarter earnings results from major game companies over the past two weeks have taught us more about how gamers are responding to the...