Valve plans to mitigate ‘off-topic review bombs’ on Steam
Valve is once again looking at ways to improve user reviews on Steam. As it turns out, it didn’t exactly fix the problem last...
Dota Auto Chess heads to mobile without Dota
One of the most popular games in the world right now is about to make the leap to mobile. Dota Auto Chess has tens...
GB Decides 112: Anthem has destroyed 99.9% of all PS4s
On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, co-host Jeffrey Grubb has never played World of Warcraft, but he has played House Party...
How Valve is changing Steam in 2019
Valve Software is finally facing some major challengers in the PC gaming space, and it is planning a number of updates to keep its...
China thaws game-license freeze with 80 new approvals
China is finally permitting new games to begin earning revenue there for the first time since March. The country issued 80 licenses to primarily...
Discord Store plans to best Epic with 90/10 revenue split
The video game industry is witnessing the death of the standard revenue split for distribution platforms. For years, stores like Steam have taken 30...
Counter-Strike: GO gets 18-player battle royale mode
One of Valve’s most popular games is hopping aboard the battle royale train. The publisher updated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive today to add the last...
Fortnite dev launches Epic Games Store that takes just 12% of revenue
The 30/70 revenue-sharing split that turned into something of an industry standard is on the ropes. Epic Games, the developer responsible for the Fortnite...
Steam is down for Valve’s regular Tuesday maintenance
It’s Tuesday evening in the United States, and that means somewhere within the bowels of Redmond, Washington, engineers are banging away at some Steam...
Steam is helping indies survive China’s new-game freeze
China hasn’t approved any new games for release since March 28. That’s slowing down the growth of country’s biggest publisher, Tencent, and just about every...