Analysis

Xbox Live Gold was always going to drop the free-to-play paywall this year

Jeff Grubb January 25, 2021 4:04 PM

RuneScape publisher Jagex acquired by The Carlyle Group for at least $530 million

Dean Takahashi January 25, 2021 8:59 AM

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JetPlay’s Ludo AI platform accelerates game concept creation

Dean Takahashi January 25, 2021 6:30 AM

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IMVU relaunches as Together Labs, raises $35 million

Dean Takahashi January 25, 2021 6:00 AM

GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) ‘core’ Mario games

Mike Minotti January 24, 2021 6:16 AM

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PlayStation starts 2021 as king of TV ad impressions

Eleanor Semeraro, iSpot.tv January 23, 2021 6:16 AM

Microsoft reverses Xbox Live Gold price increase, free-to-play games set free

Mike Minotti January 22, 2021 9:16 PM

Opinion

Vicarious Visions’ merger with Blizzard is bad for gamers

Mike Minotti January 22, 2021 12:48 PM

Analysis

Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold price increase feels like manipulation

Jeff Grubb January 22, 2021 10:49 AM

The DeanBeat: What Ready Player Two tells us about the metaverse

Dean Takahashi January 22, 2021 8:00 AM

VB Live on Wednesday, January 27th at 10:00AM PST

What mobile developers can learn from Angry Bird’s cross-platform approach (VB Live)

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Path of Exile: Echoes of Atlas is Grinding Gear’s most downloaded expansion

Jason Wilson January 22, 2021 4:00 AM

Resident Evil: Village is coming May 7 — PS5-exclusive demo launches today

Jeff Grubb January 21, 2021 2:37 PM

Hitman 3 speedrun: How I beat the Dubai stage in 24 seconds

Jeff Grubb January 21, 2021 9:28 AM

Amazon Web Services’ insights into gaming for 2021

Dean Takahashi January 21, 2021 6:30 AM

Puzzle Quest 3 announced as a free-to-play sequel

Mike Minotti January 21, 2021 6:00 AM

Former EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming as Unity SVP of sports and live entertainment

Dean Takahashi January 20, 2021 11:35 PM

Devsisters launches Cookie Run: Kingdom mobile RPG

Dean Takahashi January 20, 2021 6:30 PM

Rival Peak interactive reality show hits 22 million views

Dean Takahashi January 20, 2021 6:00 PM

Hitman 1 and 2 players probably shouldn’t play Hitman 3 yet

Jeff Grubb January 20, 2021 1:19 PM

Sponsored

The future of creation and play in the Metaverse

Chris Swan, Unit 2 Games January 20, 2021 7:50 AM

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Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10 million and launches Opera Gaming division

Dean Takahashi January 20, 2021 5:30 AM

Tilting Point opens a mobile game studio in Russia

Dean Takahashi January 20, 2021 4:00 AM

VB Event

Don’t miss GamesBeat’s new all-digital event on driving game growth 

VB Staff January 19, 2021 3:16 PM

Hearthstone gets 35 new cards on January 21

Mike Minotti January 19, 2021 1:00 PM

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Toya and Zag Games team up for Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir adventure game on Roblox

Dean Takahashi January 19, 2021 9:00 AM

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning comes to Switch on March 16

Mike Minotti January 19, 2021 6:32 AM

VB Lab Insights

The 2021 gaming landscape: What developers, publishers, and marketers need to know

VB Staff January 19, 2021 6:10 AM

Review

Hitman 3 review — A world made entirely out of Chekhov’s guns

Jeff Grubb January 19, 2021 5:00 AM

Opinion

The D20 Beat: King’s Bounty II heralds what should be a fantastic year for RPGs

Jason Wilson January 18, 2021 9:07 AM

Social casino game maker Huuuge will raise $150 million in Warsaw IPO

Dean Takahashi January 17, 2021 11:49 PM

Savage Game Studios raises $4.4 million for mobile shooter game

Dean Takahashi January 17, 2021 11:00 PM

VB Event

Driving Game Growth: Our event on pushing games forward in 2021

Dean Takahashi January 17, 2021 8:45 AM

GamesBeat Decides: Sonic’s best (and worst) friends

Mike Minotti January 17, 2021 6:16 AM

The RetroBeat: River City Girls is a beat-’em-up delight

Mike Minotti January 15, 2021 12:34 PM

GreenPark Sports launches early access for sports and esports social platform

Dean Takahashi January 15, 2021 8:00 AM

The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2021 as seen from afar

Dean Takahashi January 15, 2021 8:00 AM

December 2020 NPD: Nintendo dominates with half of the top 20 games

Jeff Grubb January 15, 2021 7:57 AM

AMD CEO Lisa Su talks core counts, console launches, and Apple relationship

Dean Takahashi January 15, 2021 7:15 AM