PlayStation reduces TV ads in November as game industry boosts spend to $62.7 million
As the holiday season arrives, the gaming industry as a whole has been increasing its TV ad spend: In November, 13 brands spent an...
The RetroBeat: Learning to love PlayStation after years of bitterness
I wish I appreciated the original PlayStation back when it was new. Sony’s first console celebrated its 25th anniversary on December 3. When the...
Console-free gaming may start with the cloud — but will need the edge
The video gaming world is bracing for a cloud-based, console-less future. By ditching expensive PCs and consoles, and making games accessible on the devices...
PlayStation 4’s first six years were better than every console except PS2 and Wii
The NPD Group’s report for U.S. game sales in October included an interesting nugget about the PlayStation 4‘s success. The system has had the...
PlayStation’s DualShock 4 will soon work with Xbox cloud games
Microsoft had a lot to announce at its X019 event in London today. But one of the strangest tidbits is that you will soon...
PlayStation leads October’s game industry ad spend, but NFL TV networks are the big winners
The game industry’s TV ad spend increased in October for the second month in a row, up to an estimated $60.3 million from September’s...
Sony taps Horizon: Zero Dawn boss to lead PlayStation studios
Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting Guerrilla Games managing director Hermen Hulst in charge of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios. Hulst oversaw Guerrilla’s production of the Killzone...
The DeanBeat: Death Stranding and the madness or genius of Hideo Kojima
Very soon, starting on November 8, we’re going to find out one of the answers to one of the great mysteries of the video...
Sony will shut down PlayStation Vue in January 2020
Sony announced today that it will end PlayStation Vue. The internet-based television service will go offline on January 30, 2020. Vue started in 2015,...
NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in September
As Microsoft and Sony slowly sunset their current-generation consoles, Nintendo is maintaining its momentum. The Nintendo Switch was the top-seller in September, according to...