GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, an industry-wide online celebration of video games, will return in June, and it will […]
Enlarge / Apple’s splash image for WWDC 2021, which references a meme from last year. Apple Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on schedule this year, with the event kicking off on June 7 and concluding on June 11. Like last year, it will be an online-only affair as the world continues […]
VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 15 – 17 Learn More The video game business was up once again in the United States last month, but some segments are starting to cool off. June software sales kept their momentum as people still have few other options for their entertainment dollars, […]
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 […]
Gaming industry TV ad spend jumped up to an estimated $ 18.7 million in June, an 81% increase from May’s $ 10.3 million, with PlayStation serving as the main driver of that growth. Together with Nintendo, the two brands have been the powerhouses of gaming industry TV spend so far in 2020. Looking at January […]
In the world of pre-built gaming PCs, few names are as instantly recognizable as Alienware. This brand has been a computer gaming staple for more than two decades and today forms a part of the Dell family, and it’s only fitting that such an iconic name belong to a computer maker that’s just as long-standing. […]
Although traditional platter-based hard drives still have their place — especially when it comes to external hard drives — solid-state drives are quickly becoming the new standard for data storage. The reasons are obvious: SSDs are faster, simpler, and more reliable (due to the fact that they have no moving parts), and as the technology […]
Most of us use wireless internet for the majority of our online doings today, yet few among us pay much attention to the humble Wi-Fi routers that we rely on to do so. These unassuming little devices have a big job, though, and that’s to convert your cable internet connection into an unseen wireless signal […]
Enlarge / The key art for this year’s conference. Apple Liveblog starts in: View Liveblog Today, Apple announced more details about its 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), including some initial details about online sessions and the start time of the keynote. Said keynote is slated to begin on Monday, June 22, at 10:00am PDT (1:00pm […]
Sony will finally unveil the games coming to the PlayStation 5 on June 11, in a digital showcase that has become the norm for the industry amid the ongoing health crisis. The online event, titled The Future of Gaming, will provide the first look at the games that will be available for the PlayStation 5 […]
Slay the Spire‘s success story is a remarkable one. As one of thousands of games to land on Steam in 2017, this fusion of roguelite progression and “deckbuilding” mechanics, made by a heretofore unknown development team out of Seattle, managed to become a phenomenon due entirely to word-of-mouth. The game has since surpassed its “2.0” […]
Atari’s VCS console has suffered several production delays over the last two years, leaving many of its s 11,597 Indiegogo backers wondering when they’ll actually get to use it. The good news is that up to 500 of these very patient folks are set to receive the restyled version of the classic console by mid-June. […]
Even if you’ve never done a minute’s worth of graphic design work in your life, chances are you have at least a rough idea of what Photoshop is. As Adobe’s most famous software suite, Photoshop is so ubiquitous that it has become a generic name for any sort of digital image manipulation, and that’s not […]
If you are into gaming, you are undoubtedly aware that playing your favorite game online can unlock extra features, like multiplayer. To do this on an Xbox 360 or Xbox One, though, you’ll need an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. To make this a little lighter on your wallet, we’ve scoured the web and rounded […]