Jason Wilson, Author at VentureBeat

Managing editor for GamesBeat and copy editor for VentureBeat. Former group managing editor for GamePro Media. Former copy chief for Ziff-Davis Media’s Game Group. Former sports copy editor and sportswriter. Critic for strategy and role-playing games. Noted grammar and style nerd. I adhere to VentureBeat’s ethics policy.

Stories by Jason Wilson

Mathieu Girard, the founder of Tactical Adventures.

Amplitude cofounder Mathieu Girard has a new RPG studio, Tactical Adventures

Jason Wilson November 20, 2018 6:00 AM

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Review

Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu review-in-progress — learning to appreciate the series

Jason Wilson November 13, 2018 6:00 AM

Eora's vivid pantheon.

Microsoft acquires Obsidian Entertainment, a premier role-playing game studio

Jason Wilson November 10, 2018 2:48 PM

Pagan Online is an action-RPG coming from Wargaming and Mad Head Games in 2019.

Pagan Online is Wargaming’s first foray into Diablo’s turf

Jason Wilson November 8, 2018 5:00 AM

Hearthstone’s in-game tournaments are on hold so Blizzard doesn’t disappoint you

Jason Wilson October 16, 2018 9:11 AM

Fox McCloud brings a twist to Starlink: Battle for Atlas's campaign.

Review

Starlink: Battle for Atlas review-in-progress — Toys-to-life with toys that are fun

Jason Wilson October 15, 2018 4:00 AM

Borderlands 2 VR is 2K's first foray into triple-A VR.

Borderlands 2 BAMFs to PlayStation VR on December 14

Jason Wilson October 9, 2018 8:30 AM

Sentius Twin powers, activate!

Transformers godfather Simon Furman: Rolling out on his first video game

Jason Wilson October 6, 2018 6:10 AM

Blizzard Entertainment cofounder Mike Morhaime steps down

Jason Wilson October 3, 2018 3:08 PM

Hey, who let this Goomba play?

Review

Super Mario Party review — It’s finally fun again

Jason Wilson October 3, 2018 6:00 AM

From left to right: Andres Chilkowski (CCO NGD), Tobias Rusjan (Saibot Studios)
Cesar Guarinoni (COO NGD)
Martin Cao (CEO NGD)

Exclusive

NGD Studios applies 16 years of indie success to publishing with Hellbound

Jason Wilson September 27, 2018 6:01 AM

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen carries on the tradition of superdungeons.

Opinion

The D20 Beat — Dragon’s Dogma, Etrian Odyssey, and Path of Exile are today’s D&D megadungeons (updated)

Jason Wilson September 20, 2018 5:20 PM

Arrows fly into Magic: The Gathering -- Arena's open beta test beginning September 27.

Magic: The Gathering — Arena launches open beta test September 27

Jason Wilson September 19, 2018 8:00 AM

The Bard introduces different scenes depending on where you are in the story.

Review

The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep — Striking a powerful chord

Jason Wilson September 18, 2018 8:00 AM

Tetsuya Mizuguchi interview: Taking Tetris on a PS VR acid trip

Jason Wilson September 16, 2018 7:15 AM

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning now belongs to THQ Nordic.

The D20 Beat: Kingdoms of Amalur and its incredible world may have a future

Jason Wilson September 13, 2018 1:00 PM

Sensor Tower: Mobile Strike grosses over $1.3 billion for MZ

Jason Wilson September 10, 2018 1:56 PM

The D20 Beat: The Bard’s Tale Remastered is a bloody trip down memory lane

Jason Wilson September 6, 2018 1:48 PM

Yes, one of Dragon Quest XI's main characters turns into a Mardi Gras float.

Review

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age review — a marvelous marinade of hope and despair

Jason Wilson August 28, 2018 6:00 AM

The Spider's birds are talking.

Reigns: Game of Thrones will launch in October on PC, iOS, and Android

Jason Wilson August 23, 2018 8:00 AM

That dragon looks more pissed than blessed to me.

Bless Unleashed is Bandai Namco’s first console-only MMORPG, and it’s coming to Xbox One

Jason Wilson August 23, 2018 6:01 AM

Legend of Solgard is King's first mobile game.

King launches Legend of Solgard, its first mobile role-playing game for iOS and Android (updated)

Jason Wilson August 15, 2018 9:00 PM

The Delve awaits you!

Preview

Path of Exile’s next Challenge League is Delve, an infinite dungeon launching August 31

Jason Wilson August 9, 2018 2:00 PM

The Elder Scrolls Legends E3 2018 02

The Elder Scrolls: Legends is ready for its championship moment

Jason Wilson August 8, 2018 3:30 PM

The Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron.

Opinion

The D20 Beat: The DM’s Guild is a fantastic way for D&D to resurrect old settings

Jason Wilson July 29, 2018 7:15 AM

Tempest 4000 serves up plenty of farm animal references with its old-school style.

Jeff Minter interview: Tempest 4000 VR plans, tricky levels, and curry text explained

Jason Wilson July 26, 2018 12:01 PM

This plan shows how InXile went about re-creating the iconic scene in 3D.

The D20 Beat: Re-creating The Bard’s Tale most iconic scene

Jason Wilson July 22, 2018 6:30 AM

GamesBeat reader survey — What are you interested in reading from us?

Jason Wilson July 18, 2018 9:20 AM

Epic Games awards $1 million in Unreal Dev Grants to 37 teams

Jason Wilson June 28, 2018 7:00 AM

For a vampire, Strahd certainly likes a bright room.

Neverwinter: Ravenloft module launches on PC

Jason Wilson June 26, 2018 6:00 AM

Those mystics better watch out as Mixer viewers get ready to vote in Death's Door: Aftermath.

Death’s Door: Aftermath turns the Twitch Plays Pokémon model into a streaming game

Jason Wilson June 25, 2018 5:37 PM

The Bard's Tale IV lead designer David Rogers shows off InExile's latest game.

The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep — spinning a tune

Jason Wilson June 25, 2018 2:46 PM

Elminster

Neverwinter closes in on 18 million players, and we’ve killed 6.5 million dragons in 5 years

Jason Wilson June 21, 2018 6:17 PM

Neverwinter's

Neverwinter’s Protectors Jubilee celebrates the D&D game’s 5th anniversary

Jason Wilson June 14, 2018 5:07 PM

Say hello to Mr. Bitey.

Ark: Survival Evolved launches free-to-play version for iOS and Android

Jason Wilson June 14, 2018 6:00 AM

It's time ... to get funky.

Fortnite gets over 2 million downloads on Nintendo Switch

Jason Wilson June 13, 2018 1:16 PM

The game's hero looks up at the character he must protect.

God of War becomes god of replay with New Game+ mode

Jason Wilson June 11, 2018 6:31 PM

Skyrim: Very Special Edition joke shows that an Alexa-based RPG might work (updated)

Jason Wilson June 10, 2018 8:10 PM

The Elder Scrolls Blades E3 2018

The Elder Scrolls: Blades brings Bethesda’s fantasy series to iOS and Android

Jason Wilson June 10, 2018 7:53 PM

Quake Champions is getting a free trial.

Quake Champions gets a free trial — that will stay free if you download it

Jason Wilson June 10, 2018 7:06 PM