China thaws game-license freeze with 80 new approvals
China is finally permitting new games to begin earning revenue there for the first time since March. The country issued 80 licenses to primarily...
The RetroBeat: 2018’s biggest retro gaming moments
2018 was a big year for giant modern games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War. But it was also a great...
Blockchain wins the John McAfee Award for Destroying Time and Wealth
Blockchain gaming is one of those technologies that no one is excited about except for a handful of startups … and maybe GamesBeat lead...
GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti’s 10 top games of 2018
Man, 2018 was another great year for video games. And while a lot of the blockbuster games I was looking forward to delivered, I...
How World War Z will pick up where Left 4 Dead left us stranded
Left 4 Dead fans aren’t getting much fan out of Valve. But have no fear. Saber Interactive is picking up the mantle with World...
Celeste’s Madeline is 2018’s best new gaming character
The gaming world met a lot of new faces in 2018. Red Dead Redemption 2 gave us the likable (if morally questionable) cowboy Arthur Morgan,...
GamesBeat’s best stories of 2018
Our staff had a busy 2018. We wrote hundreds of news stories, interviews, reviews, previews, and more. We covered the biggest events in the...
Discord raises $150 million as it starts establishing its PC game store
One of the biggest platforms in gaming has put some more cash in its pockets. Discord has raised $150 million in its latest round...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2018
Games got bigger than ever in 2018, with revenues expected to grow 10.7 percent to become a $134.9 billion market, according to research firm Newzoo. People...
Star Citizen interview — Why Chris Roberts raised another $46 million to finish sci-fi universe
Star Citizen is the biggest crowdfunded video game of all time, with $211 million raised over the past five years from 2.2 million fans....