Underworld: Ascendant reminds me why I don’t like immersive sims (spoiler: I’m bad)
I could hear the developers and public relations pros from OtherSide Entertainment and 505 Games discussing my strategy just over my shoulder. In a conference...
Battlefield V team loves that Call of Duty may ditch its campaign
The Battlefield team at developer DICE is ecstatic today, according to a source familiar with the studio. That’s because Call of Duty: Black Ops 4...
Call of Duty: WWII Alexa Skill gives you a personal multiplayer coach
I’ve always needed a personal coach when it comes to multiplayer combat for Call of Duty, and now Activision is providing one via Amazon’s...
8 Circuit Studios will use blockchain to build the Metaverse
8 Circuit Studios hopes to use blockchain, cryptocurrency, and other collaboration tools to build the Metaverse, the digital universe envisioned in novels by William...
Where game investors are putting their money
Investing in games has often been an occasional preoccupation for venture capitalists, who are wary of trying to pick the hits in a hit-driven...
The Leisure Economy: Where we all get paid to play games
Of all the ideas at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2018, I loved the notion of The Leisure Economy. This is about a utopia we...
Summerset expansion builds on Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘best year’ yet
The Elder Scrolls Online is getting another major expansion this year, and this time ZeniMax Online Studios is taking players to Summerset Isles. This is...
Ninja Gaiden throwback The Messenger is great and makes me feel guilty
On a chilly day in Boston, a crowd had gathered around a handful of demo stations that Sabotage set up for its upcoming action...
MapleStory 2 makes a smart move to 3D
Nexon America announced today that its free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MapleStory 2 will have a closed beta in the Americas, Europe,...
Chris Hecker’s SpyParty gets started after 8 years in development
Most games don’t take eight years to make. But Chris Hecker’s SpyParty is unique. With the tiniest of teams, Hecker designed and made his dream game...