Quake shook up the shooter market 20 years ago
One of the most important games in shooter history is celebrating a big birthday. Quake came out for DOS PCs on June 22, 1996,...
Minecraft’s new add-ons turn you into a modder
Minecraft has a storied modding scene, but you’ve primarily had to play on PC to enjoy those up to this point. With its new...
Piper raises $2.1M in seed funding for kids’ DIY computer kits and education push
Technology is changing fast, and the next generation of inventors and engineers will need to follow their curiosity to take on new challenges. One...
Minecraft Realms won’t require Xbox Live Gold for cross-platform play
You won’t need to double up on subscriptions if you only want Xbox Live for Minecraft. Microsoft has confirmed to GamesBeat that no one...
E3 2016: PlayStation VR made Oculus CEO Palmer Luckey ‘really happy’
The 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles last week marked Sony’s biggest virtual reality push yet, and one of the company’s...
Fable Fortune closes its Kickstarter campaign — because it’s found outside funding
Well, this is a strange turn of … fortunes (sorry). Flaming Fowl Studios, which consists of the remnants from the closed Lionhead Studios, is working...
Tencent-led consortium to acquire up to 84% stake in Supercell from SoftBank at $10.2 billion valuation
After months of speculation, Chinese tech giant Tencent has confirmed that a consortium it established will acquire a majority stake in Clash of Clans-maker...
PlayStation VR’s weakness is the Move controller
Sony’s PlayStation VR has a number of advantages over its virtual reality competitors, such as lower price, ease-of-use, and brand recognition. But it also has a...
Irreverent indie house Devolver Digital releases the Xsplit game-broadcasting tool on Steam
You probably get a lot of your games through the Steam download portal, and now one of the better game-broadcasting tools is on the...
Asus is the most popular brand among PC gamers in the U.S.
If you’re a PC gamer in America, chances are you’re using gear from Asus. Research firm Newzoo and PC game app-maker Overwolf revealed today that...