Jeffrey Grubb, Author at VentureBeat

Jeffrey Grubb is a reporter for GamesBeat. He has not written any fantasy novels. You're thinking of Jeff Grubb. Instead, Jeffrey Grubb spends his time investigating the big stories in gaming, crying over Detroit sports, and exploring his latest hometown of Denver, CO. Fun facts: He was born and grew up in Michigan. He moved to Ohio. And he does not enjoy writing about himself. I adhere to VentureBeat’s ethics policy.

Stories by Jeff Grubb

Samsung CJG5 drops HDR and frame syncing. Instead, it just focuses on having a great display.

Review

Samsung’s CJG5 monitor review — The right display for our times

Jeff Grubb September 20, 2018 4:16 PM

Ring of Elysium is more interesting than Call of Duty’s battle royale

Jeff Grubb September 20, 2018 12:31 PM

Cryengine 5.5 is now available to download.

Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs

Jeff Grubb September 20, 2018 11:46 AM

Rainbow Six: Siege proves that those ‘free weekends’ work

Jeff Grubb September 19, 2018 4:51 PM

We tried out the NES games on Switch. It works.

NES Switch Online’s multiplayer works well, but I won’t use it

Jeff Grubb September 19, 2018 11:50 AM

What is a man? A miserable pile of eShop games he's never going to play.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night & Rondo collection gets rated in South Korea

Jeff Grubb September 19, 2018 10:14 AM

The 2080 Ti is built like it costs $1,200.

Review

Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti review — Fake it until you make it

Jeff Grubb September 19, 2018 6:00 AM

Madden NFL 19 is the first EA football game on PC

August 2018 NPD: Madden NFL has its best kickoff since 2013

Jeff Grubb September 18, 2018 3:14 PM

Streets of Rage 4.

To make Streets of Rage 4 authentic, its designer plays 2 games at once

Jeff Grubb September 18, 2018 12:55 PM

Dang!

Capcom shuts down Vancouver studio responsible for Dead Rising

Jeff Grubb September 18, 2018 11:26 AM

Thronebreaker isn't another huge The Witcher III expansion.

The Witcher gets a new side story on PC

Jeff Grubb September 18, 2018 11:06 AM

YouTube's new Gaming destination on the Web.

YouTube Gaming app is dead, but its features survive on YouTube proper

Jeff Grubb September 18, 2018 9:31 AM

Australian study: Loot boxes are more like gambling than baseball cards

Jeff Grubb September 17, 2018 2:36 PM

You can forsake all the shores you want, but leave my precious RAM alone.

Sea of Thieves update delayed to stop it from pillaging system memory

Jeff Grubb September 17, 2018 1:26 PM

Tom Nook needs his bells.

GamesBeat Decides 96: Tom Nook flips the Switch

Jeff Grubb September 14, 2018 2:56 PM

The perfect food to eat while touching a keyboard and mouse.

Ninja won’t stream with women, but he will stream with Doritos

Jeff Grubb September 14, 2018 9:03 AM

Nintendo Direct on Nintendo Switch Online.

Every Nintendo Direct trailer: Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and more

Jeff Grubb September 13, 2018 4:49 PM

Cities: Skylines surprise launches on Nintendo Switch today

Jeff Grubb September 13, 2018 3:30 PM

Nintendo Switch is getting NES controllers.

NES-style controller launching for Nintendo Switch

Jeff Grubb September 13, 2018 3:18 PM

New Super Mario Bros. U in action for the Wii U.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe comes to Switch

Jeff Grubb September 13, 2018 3:11 PM

Four times the fun.

Nintendo Direct livestream: Watch the Switch and 3DS event right here

Jeff Grubb September 13, 2018 2:31 PM

NZXT begins building and shipping PCs to Canadians.

NZXT’s BLD custom-PC service launches in Canada

Jeff Grubb September 13, 2018 11:33 AM

I Expect You To Die’s VR escape-room action grosses $3 million

Jeff Grubb September 13, 2018 9:56 AM

Life Is Strange 2 follows new characters facing different challenges that touch on similar themes.

Life Is Strange 2 is Dontnod’s chance to build gaming’s Twilight Zone

Jeff Grubb September 12, 2018 4:06 PM

Target heads to MInecraft.

Minecraft Team partners with Target for new merch and in-store events

Jeff Grubb September 12, 2018 10:00 AM

Ring of Elysium in action.

Ring of Elysium is the most exciting battle royale launching this fall

Jeff Grubb September 12, 2018 7:00 AM

Niko Partners: China may not need 6 months to start approving games again

Jeff Grubb September 12, 2018 6:30 AM

The HyperX Alloy FPS RGB is the latest revision of the company's excellent Alloy FPS keyboard line.

Review

HyperX Alloy FPS RGB keyboard review — gorgeous gaming gear

Jeff Grubb September 11, 2018 4:16 PM

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode increases to 88 players

Jeff Grubb September 11, 2018 3:46 PM

DrDisRespect broke character to explain that someone has fired a weapon at his house for a second day in a row.

Streamer DrDisRespect claims someone shot at his house during a broadcast

Jeff Grubb September 11, 2018 11:21 AM

Spintires: MudRunner heads to the backwoods of America — and Switch

Jeff Grubb September 11, 2018 11:01 AM

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout beta recommended PC specs

Jeff Grubb September 10, 2018 2:56 PM

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is getting some snow.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds fans shovel up details of its snowy map

Jeff Grubb September 10, 2018 11:11 AM

Artifact seems like a good idea.

GamesBeat Decides 95: Gon’ phishing in Artifact

Jeff Grubb September 7, 2018 3:51 PM

Humble Monthly subscribers are getting Overwatch just in time to spend a ton of money trying to get Witch

Overwatch enters the ‘Humble’ phase of its life

Jeff Grubb September 7, 2018 12:13 PM

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tomb Screenshot

How Shadow of the Tomb Raider guides players without the white-paint trail

Jeff Grubb September 6, 2018 4:35 PM

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout map.

Blackout trailer reveals Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 battle royale gameplay

Jeff Grubb September 6, 2018 11:48 AM

Fortnite is still very popular.

Indie devs can now use the same voice-comms tool as Fortnite for free

Jeff Grubb September 6, 2018 11:10 AM

Hokkaido was a level in Hitman, and that is how I am most familiar with the prefecture. I apologize for being so ignorant.

Nintendo is delaying today’s Direct video event due to major earthquake

Jeff Grubb September 6, 2018 1:47 AM

The Stealth 300 from Turtle Beach. It has a wire, but it needs battery power to work.

Review

Turtle Beach Stealth 300 review — Charge!

Jeff Grubb September 5, 2018 4:40 PM

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