June 2017 NPD: Tekken and Injustice roundhouse kick the sales chart
June was a strong month for the gaming industry in the United States. PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch are selling well, and a bunch...
Destiny 2’s beta is fine
Despite its rough start, I enjoyed the first Destiny. I wasn’t a ravenous fan or anything, but I put in a good amount of...
Xbox One console revenues have slowed, but software and services are strong
Microsoft‘s gaming division generated $1.657 billion during its fiscal Q4, and that is up $44 million or 3 percent year-over-year. Xbox game sales and...
Call of Duty: WWII has Doctor Who and Pulp Fiction’s crime boss punching Nazi zombies
One of Call of Duty’s biggest modes, Nazi Zombies, is getting a major update in the new game WWII due out November 3. You’re...
Facebook’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds deal is about helping devs find their fans
You have no shortage of options when it comes to watching gaming-related video content. Twitch and YouTube are huge portals for livestreams and recorded...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is down — Bluehole is working on a fix
Updated at 10:00 p.m. July 19: The servers are down again. If you are a murderer looking to get some violent crimes in before...
Nintendo’s Switch Online app is a complete joke
Nintendo’s online infrastructure for its hybrid home/handheld Switch console is unacceptable. I just tested it out with the help of GamesBeat reviews editor Mike...
Esports TV ratings aren’t great … except for Candy Crush
Esports games like Dota 2 and League of Legends have massive global audiences, but most of those viewers consume content online. That has led...
Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne — creating Death Knights and Un’Goro’s legacy
Hearthstone is as alive as a game can be, but it’s about to get a heaping dose of death. The digital card game’s next...
Why don’t more developers release games like Mario Maker? GamesBeat Decides
Super Mario Maker came out in 2015 and proved that designing games is a ton of fun. Now, in 2017, gamers are still waiting...
