GamesBeat’s best stories of 2018
Our staff had a busy 2018. We wrote hundreds of news stories, interviews, reviews, previews, and more. We covered the biggest events in the...
Gaming media and brand report: League of Legends doubles views in November
Winning is always a big deal — but especially when you commemorate it as a star-studded, month-long event in South Korea the way League...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2018
Games got bigger than ever in 2018, with revenues expected to grow 10.7 percent to become a $134.9 billion market, according to research firm Newzoo. People...
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming’s bright future
The Game Awards was all over the internet last night, as the top trending item on Twitter and airing on 40 global video networks,...
Red Dead Online’s economy gets its first patch
Red Dead Online went live last week, and now developer Rockstar Games is pushing out its first update. And the studio is focusing these...
Red Dead Redemption 2: A deep dive into Rockstar’s game design
Rob Nelson has spent 15 years at Rockstar Games, working on games such as The Warriors, the Grand Theft Auto series, and both Red...
Gaming media and brand report: Rockstar Gets (Red Dead) Redemption in October
When you go eight years between release dates, it’s bound to cause some excitement. Coinciding with the long-awaited Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games...
Red Dead Online beta: Confusion, crashes, and connection problems
The Red Dead Online beta is live … sort of. Rockstar Games launched a test version of its multiplayer cowboy sim today for PlayStation...
Red Dead Online beta — Here’s how the multiplayer open world begins (updated)
Rockstar Games launched the beta version of Red Dead Online for some of its players today. So far, Red Dead Online is only be...
How Red Dead Online could win me back
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a disappointment. After a few dozen hours with the cowboy simulator, I think it is an admirable creation, but I...