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GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) Kingdom Hearts title names
The power of data in gaming’s red-hot market Learn how to seize the power of data to attract and keep players, create personalized gaming experiences, and cash in on the industry’s seismic growth. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. I love Kingdom Hearts. It […]
GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the Next Generation is coming on April 28-April 29
GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the Next Generation will feature a full slate of visionary speakers in an […]
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, Geoff Keighley, Siobhan Reddy to light up GamesBeat metaverse event
We have a multiverse of speakers coming to our metaverse event, GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse. A couple of our latest speakers include Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, CEO of R. Talsorian Games; Geoff Keighley, creator of The Game Awards; Siobhan Reddy, head of Dreams creator Media Molecule; and Richard Bartle, a pioneering researcher on AI […]
GamesBeat managing editor Jason Wilson’s favorite non-RPGs of the year
When I started putting together a list of games for this, I realized that, like so many others during the pandemic, I had played more games in 2020 than I had in previous years. But I’m not sure that the pandemic changed my habits. Part of this increase is because my kids are now 10 […]
What’s next for BioWare? | GamesBeat Decides 175
Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here Some big names left BioWare this week. What does that mean for the studio, and where does that leave Mass Effect and Dragon Age 4? GamesBeat editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti discuss that […]
Nintendo’s very good NPD report, and next gen becomes current gen | GamesBeat Decides 172
Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox systems are out, and GamesBeat editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about how they’re feeling about next-gen — er, current-gen gaming. Mike also ranks the PS5 launch […]
GamesBeat Decides 160: When’s the next Nintendo Direct?
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now GamesBeat Decides hosts Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti are flying the friendly skies on this week’s episode. The pair are getting a surprising amount of enjoyment out of Microsoft Flight Simulator. They both also really like the Xbox beat-’em-up Battletoads from developers […]
GamesBeat Decides 156: June NPD, Ghost of Tsushima, and more
VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 15 – 17 Learn More Paper Mario: The Origami King and Ghost of Tsushima are both out now, and the GamesBeat Decides crew has a review for each of them. Reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about his time in Sucker Punch’s map game. PC […]
GamesBeat Decides 155: Paper Mario, Xbox Showcase, and Bakugan
VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 15 – 17 Learn More On this episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti have Bakugan-fever. And they’re Bakugonna lose their minds! They also discuss the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase and Ubisoft Forward events. The crew is expecting a […]
GamesBeat Decides 154: More ‘Not E3,’ The Last of Us Part II, and more
On this week’s episode of GamesBeat Decides, reviews editor Mike Minotti and PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb talk about playing The Last of Us Part II. But first, they discuss the recent barrage of harassment and sexual misconduct claims against people in the video games industry. They also talk about a series of announcements coming […]
GamesBeat Decides 149: The Endless E3
E3 is cancelled. But its spirit has left its body, and it now surrounds us at all times. We cannot escape it. We will never escape the endless E3. This has left us with a mess of announcements, events, and game trailers that are going to drop at irregular intervals throughout the summer. And that […]
GamesBeat Decides 147: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a blockbuster
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a stunning success. The social-life simulator had better launch-month sales than any other Nintendo game besides Super Smash Bros. Ultiamte and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And the GamesBeat Decides crew comes together to talk about that and more in this week’s episode. Also in the news, reviews editor Mike Minotti […]
GamesBeat Decides 122: Super Nintendo World and Ninja on Mixer
Summer has broken — at least as far as video games are concerned. That means we finally have a lot of news to talk about on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. On this episode, GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti and PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb talk about Ninja defecting from Twitch to Microsoft’s Mixer. Mike also […]
GamesBeat Decides 120: Fire Emblem or Marvel
The summer is still slow for news on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. But on this week’s episode, we’ve got plenty of coverage of the monthly NPD report. We also talk about a law firm’s potential class-action lawsuit against Nintendo and more. Download here Subscribe to the RSS Listen on Anchor.fm First, however, we dive into […]