The DeanBeat: What to expect at E3
The rites of spring are upon us again with the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles that starts...
Red Dead Redemption 2 sales reach 24 million as momentum slows
Rockstar Games’ massive cowboy adventure Red Dead Redemption 2 has now surpassed 24 million copies sold. Publisher Take-Two reported the new Red Dead numbers...
Take-Two’s revenues below expectations despite Red Dead Redemption 2
Take-Two Interactive Software reported revenues that fell short of analyst expectations for the fourth-fiscal quarter ended March 31. That means that revenues were probably...
Xbox TV maintains lead for game industry ad spend in March
Xbox held its lead in March with 35.8% of the total gaming-industry spend on national TV advertising. Meanwhile, Nintendo and chart newcomer Respawn Entertainment...
Sony kills rumor it is acquiring Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two
Take-Two Interactive’s stock price mysteriously rose 5 percent Wednesday on rumors that Sony was in advanced “board level” talks to buy the company for...
The DeanBeat: Wall Street hates game companies again. How dumb!
Electronic Arts saw its stock price fall off a cliff this week as it acknowledged in an earnings call that Battlefield V didn’t sell...
Red Dead Redemption 2 sells massive 23 million copies, but Take-Two stock still falls 13%
Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold through more than 23 million copies in the third fiscal quarter ended December...
SuperData: Digital games grew 13% to $119.6 billion in 2018; Fortnite earned $2.4 billion (updated)
Digital games and interactive media grew 13 percent to $119.6 billion in 2018, partly on the strength of Epic Games’ Fortnite, which itself generated...
Red Dead Online gets its Battle Royale mode with Gun Rush
Rockstar Games released a new update for Red Dead Online today. It adds Gun Rush, a new mode that has 32 players (alone or...
God of War full interview — The definitive story behind the crafting of God of War
God of War is the result of the labors of 300 people at console industry leader Sony’s studio in Santa Monica, California. Yet it was...