What was the best new gaming universe in 2016? GamesBeat Decides
The gaming business relies heavily on sequels to generate revenues, but the artists working in this space are also capable of producing original concepts...
5 of the coolest cards from Hearthstone: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, came out almost a month ago. The set adds 132 new cards and shakes up how players...
Blizzard will celebrate Diablo’s 20th anniversary with new goodies in its games
Hell is spilling over. On December 31, Blizzard’s landmark action role-playing game Diablo turns 20. To celebrate, the developer will soon add Diablo-themed content to all of its current games, as it details in a blog post.
PC classic X-Wing looks gorgeous when remade with Unity
Earlier this month, most of the GamesBeat crew picked our 10 favorite Star Wars games. To the dismay of some (including our managing editor...
GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb’s top 10 games of 2016
I thought this was the year that new technologies like virtual reality would shock me with new kinds of games, but that didn’t really...
2016 was the year of lootboxes in video games
A lot of gaming trends rose to prominence in 2016, but here at GamesBeat, we’ve focused on the one trend we saw again and...
Halo 5 player re-creates the Enterprise D from ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’
Halo 5’s Forge mode allows players to make their own levels, and some fans have gotten pretty creative. As a big Star Trek fan, I especially enjoy this creation by the YouTube channel Starship Forge of the Enterprise D from The Next Generation.
2016’s most overlooked games
You had plenty of amazing games to play in 2016, and that’s a problem because you probably missed out on some other amazing games...
GamesBeat community manager Mike Minotti’s top 10 games of 2016
It’s hard to find a common link between all of the excellent games released in 2016. This isn’t the year of the bow or...
Former Sony Online Entertainment boss’s Pixelmage Games studio shuts down
The Hero’s Song isn’t over until the rubenesque hero lady sings. Pixelmage Games, the studio responsible for Hero’s Song, has shut down, according to...
