The Carlton and Floss dances are no longer in Forza Horizon 4
Hitman’s IO Interactive opens new studio in Sweden
VB Event
GamesBeat Summit 2019: Announcing the next four speakers
The Division 2’s closed beta starts February 7 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One
SuperData: Digital games grew 13% to $119.6 billion in 2018; Fortnite earned $2.4 billion (updated)
Unity scraps TOS change in dispute with Improbable, schedules Reddit chat
Check Point finds flaw that could have enable hackers to break into Fortnite user accounts
Pokémon Go dev raises $245 million in funding
Guest
Your game studio doesn’t have to survive to succeed
Roblox hires online safety veteran to lead digital civility initiative
The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr adds a new country, Necromancers, and dragons
NBA and Take-Two extend deal for NBA 2K series
Gen.G esports group names Chris Park as CEO
Riot Games issues new company values in wake of ‘bro’ culture accusations
How Epic is empowering smaller studios to harness influencer marketing
How Valve is changing Steam in 2019
Battlefield V launches Chapter 2: Lightning Strikes update with smaller squad battles
Rocket League has cross-platform play on everything after Sony joins the fun
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unplugged — The blockchain bubble and car autopilots
Hotel R’n’R turns you into the devil’s plaything
Guest
PlayStation dominated gaming industry TV spend in December
Beat Saber modding: How to use custom skins and colors
Rec Room hits more than 1 million VR headsets
How HP aims to stay at the top of the PC market
GamesBeat Decides 107: A magician, a USB stick, and Medieval Times
Minecraft’s cats, pandas, and thriving Marketplace partners
Analysis
Bungie-Activision divorce analysis: Royalties, underperformance, and Destiny 3
HTC Vive Pro Eye: Why the company added eye-tracking to VR
Blizzard and NetEase extend Chinese publishing deal for Hearthstone, Overwatch, and more
The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2019
The Elder Scrolls: Legends’ Isle of Madness expansion launches January 24 for PC, iOS, and Android
Epic, Improbable create $25 million fund to transition devs away from Unity
Unity and Improbable’s beef gets spicy and strange in dueling blog posts
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