July 2016 NPD: Summer game drought continues to hold back revenues
It’s a hot summer, and that has plenty of people indoors playing favorites like Overwatch and Grand Theft Auto V. But a lack of...
February 2016 NPD: Far Cry, Fire Emblem, and Street Fighter fail to lift U.S. game spending
February had a lot of blockbuster game releases, but that wasn’t enough to match spending from last year. Consumers spent $842.5 million on new physical...
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One thrive in 2015 despite flat consumer spending on gaming
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue to build substantial audiences of gamers willing to spend cash, and 2015 is proof of that. The game...
2015 NPD: The 10 best-selling games of the year
2015 is over, and it’s time to count the money the gaming industry made. New video games sold at U.S. retailers made $13.1 billion for...
December 2015 NPD: Call of Duty, Star Wars, Fallout end the year strong
December was strong for some of the year’s biggest releases. New video games sold at U.S. retailers made $3.22 billion last month, according to...
The 10 best games of 2015 and GamesBeat’s Game of the Year
The GamesBeat staff has reemerged from the fighting pits (aka our home offices), and we’ve come out with a top 10 list. And we...
The Tales series is in danger of becoming irrelevant
Bandai Namco’s series Tales has been one of the most consistent commercial and critical Japanese role-playing game series since 1995, but that might change...
Tearaway Unfolded proves that bigger isn’t always better
Tearaway is almost as charming on PlayStation 4 as it is on the PS Vita. Almost. Developer Media Molecule’s 3D platformer released for PS4 on September...
Portable games should take back some of the spotlight from mobile
Let's see some love for the games that aren't on phones.
Nearly 25 years later, companies like Sony still emulate Nintendo’s landmark settlement with the FTC
Sony's agreement with the FTC is now going into effect.