Mike Minotti, Author at VentureBeat

Mike Minotti is the community manager at GamesBeat, but he also handles plenty of writing duties. Unlike all of those fancy guys covering video games from San Francisco, Mike reports on the industry from the magical land of Ohio, all while adhering to VentureBeat’s ethics policy.

Stories by Mike Minotti

Final Fantasy XIII.

The RetroBeat: Final Fantasy XIII deserves — and gets — another chance

Mike Minotti November 14, 2018 3:31 PM

Command & Conquer.

Command & Conquer and Red Alert are getting remasters

Mike Minotti November 14, 2018 2:07 PM

Keyboard and mouse for Xbox One.

Xbox One update rolls out with keyboard-and-mouse support

Mike Minotti November 14, 2018 8:40 AM

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite casts its spell in 2019

Mike Minotti November 14, 2018 6:45 AM

Most cartoons don't even look this good.

Review

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy review — from classics to playable cartoons

Mike Minotti November 12, 2018 7:08 AM

Crackdown 3 Agent Marshall

Crackdown 3 launches February 15

Mike Minotti November 10, 2018 1:37 PM

He is that kind of orc.

Feature

The RetroBeat: Why Blizzard is remastering Warcraft III — and what it’s changing

Mike Minotti November 8, 2018 7:00 PM

Destiny 2: Forsaken.

Destiny 2 player count up over this time last year

Mike Minotti November 8, 2018 1:40 PM

Pokemon Go.

John Hanke: Niantic wants Pokémon Go to look more like its first trailer

Mike Minotti November 8, 2018 12:21 PM

The Falcon itself will be parked outside of the ride.

Feature

Disney’s big Millennium Falcon ride faces a classic game design problem: balancing difficulty

Mike Minotti November 8, 2018 7:30 AM

Rocket League Ultimate is part of the re-release strategy.

Rocket League esports rolls into a second season on TBS’s Eleague

Mike Minotti November 7, 2018 10:00 AM

Lara Croft in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Square Enix’s sales are down despite Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Octopath Traveler

Mike Minotti November 7, 2018 7:50 AM

Pokemon Go is the reigning king of mainstream AR.

Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go made $73 million in October, up 67% from last year

Mike Minotti November 6, 2018 1:01 PM

Toxic Rain!

Path of Exile hacks and slashes its way to PS4 in December

Mike Minotti November 6, 2018 8:04 AM

Ashe.

Overwatch’s Ashe is a great hero for people who just want to shoot things

Mike Minotti November 3, 2018 6:53 PM

Angry Diablo fans right now.

Diablo: Immortal is a co-development project between Blizzard and NetEase

Mike Minotti November 3, 2018 12:59 PM

The Monk in Diablo: Immortal.

Diablo: Immortal hands-on — calm down, it’s fine

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 7:06 PM

Azshara.

World of Warcraft’s Rise of Azshara update finally takes us to Nazjatar

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 4:04 PM

Diablo.

Diablo: Immortal is coming to mobile

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 12:38 PM

Hearhstone.

Hearthstone’s next expansion is Rastakhan’s Rumble

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 12:26 PM

Warcraft III: Reforged.

Warcraft III: Reforged is coming in 2019

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 12:21 PM

Ashe.

Overwatch’s new hero is Ashe

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 12:11 PM

WoW's original login screen.

World of Warcraft Classic releases during summer 2019

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 11:49 AM

Orphia.

Heroes of the Storm adds its first original character: Orphea

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 11:39 AM

Destiny 2.

Destiny 2 will be free on PC through November 18

Mike Minotti November 2, 2018 11:20 AM

Dragalia Lost is coming to mobile on September 27.

Sensor Tower: Nintendo’s mobile RPG Dragalia Lost makes $25 per Japanese player

Mike Minotti October 31, 2018 8:03 AM

Good boy.

The Sims 4’s expansions have over 30 million downloads

Mike Minotti October 30, 2018 1:38 PM

Diablo him/herself.

Review

Diablo III: Eternal Collection review — helluva perfect for Switch

Mike Minotti October 30, 2018 9:00 AM

NBA 2K for iPad.

NBA 2K on new iPad Pro can match console graphics

Mike Minotti October 30, 2018 8:14 AM

Arthur Morgan rides his horse in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is gaming’s biggest weekend launch … because GTA V hit on a Tuesday

Mike Minotti October 30, 2018 7:50 AM

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct streaming on November 1

Mike Minotti October 30, 2018 7:23 AM

It's real.

PlayStation Classic’s full game list includes Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil

Mike Minotti October 29, 2018 8:20 AM

Destiny 2: Forsaken.

SuperData: Destiny 2 and Spider-Man lead September digital console game sales

Mike Minotti October 29, 2018 8:00 AM

2B in Soulcalibur VI.

Soulcalibur VI adds Nier: Automata’s 2B

Mike Minotti October 27, 2018 8:25 AM

Fortnite.

Fortnite maker Epic Games raises a landmark $1.25 billion

Mike Minotti October 26, 2018 9:40 AM

Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil 0 are coming to Switch

Mike Minotti October 26, 2018 8:39 AM

Jump Force.

Jump Force unleashes its manga fighting action on February 15

Mike Minotti October 25, 2018 11:30 AM

Team Sonic Racing is coming this winter.

Team Sonic Racing delayed to May 21

Mike Minotti October 25, 2018 10:50 AM

Rondo of Blood is awesome.

The RetroBeat: Castlevania Requiem puts two classics in a lame package

Mike Minotti October 24, 2018 3:30 PM

Microsoft’s gaming revenue surges 44% in Q1 2019

Mike Minotti October 24, 2018 1:47 PM