June 2017 NPD: Tekken and Injustice roundhouse kick the sales chart
June was a strong month for the gaming industry in the United States. PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch are selling well, and a bunch...
PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One and Nintendo Switch last month in the U.S.
Sony introduced a new model of its of its slim PlayStation 4, and that juiced sales for the console in June. The PS4 was...
I’ll miss the PlayStation Vita — if only for the RPGs
Yes, I am writing about the PlayStation Vita in 2017. Sony’s latest (and likely last) portable system was never a huge hit. But now,...
Rime developer talks about Spain’s struggle to grow in games
Companies like Tequila Works, the maker of games such as Rime and Deadlight, are trying to put the gusto in game development in Spain....
PlayStation Now, welcome to 2014: PS4 games coming to Sony’s streaming library
Sony’s streaming service isn’t just for older games anymore. PlayStation Now is adding PlayStation 4 games to its library, as Sony revealed today on its...
Game investor Phil Harrison sees the broader view of games beyond Sony and Microsoft
Phil Harrison was probably the tallest person at the Gamelab gaming event in Barcelona, Spain, this week. And that, along with his decades of...
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy review: remade with love
Crash Bandicoot was a gaming star in the late ’90s, but he fell into obscurity after a series of mediocre games once the original...
The DeanBeat: The 12 best games of E3 2017
Alright, it’s time for me to make up my mind. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles, took...
Cory Barlog paints a picture of a kinder, gentler God of War
With two riveting trailers, Sony has held us spellbound with the story for God of War. It introduced the first trailer last year at...
Knack 2 is more fun than it should be thanks to co-op
People don’t seem to be taking Knack 2 seriously, but it could be one of the best games for the PlayStation 4 for the...