This year GamesBeat Summit Digital is going to be digital online-only. And it’s time to introduce our next panel and our great lineup of speakers: Bill Wang of Skystone Games, Amy Huang of Mattel163, Cynthia Du of Cocos, Jeff Lyndon of iDreamSky, and Lisa Cosmas Hanson of Niko Partners, who will be talking about the Asia […]
Google says 500,000 developers use Flutter monthly, outlines release process and versioning changes
Google today revealed that “nearly half a million developers” now use its open source UI framework Flutter each month. And 2 million developers have used Flutter since version 1.0 was released in December 2018. This is the first time the company has shared user milestones for the SDK. Adoption isn’t slowing down: Flutter saw 10% […]
Summit Loses Monster Energy Sponsorship Following Bong Incident
Summit1g announced the dissolution of his partnership with Monster Energy, heavily insinuating that he was dropped by the sponsor. The news follows what many are dubbing the Twitch streamer’s “bong incident,” accidentally revealing part of (what looked to be) a “recreational” apparatus, shall we say. Before I get into the meat and potatoes here, two […]
Microsoft Trademarks Xbox Series X Logo, See It Here
Microsoft appears to be setting the stage for another Xbox Series X reveal. On April 16, the company filed a new trademark application for the next-generation console that, among other things, included what appears to be the console’s logo. The trademark application, which was filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office–first noticed by […]
Crunchyroll Games Launches Mass For The Dead, A Dark RPG Based On The Overlord Anime
Crunchyroll Games has just launched Mass for the Dead – an Isekai dark fantasy mobile RPG based on the popular anime Overlord. This is the first mobile game to be based on the series. Okay so, the game has actually been around for a while already – albeit in Japan only -having been released there early last year. Since then, the game has surpassed […]
Van Gisbergen takes Eseries Bathurst pole
Shane van Gisbergen edged wildcard starter Brodie Kostecki by 0.009s in the Top 10 Shootout for the Bathurst Supercars Eseries round. Experienced sim racer Kostecki had set the pace in the regular 20-minute qualifying session, which meant he ran last in the Shootout. The tiniest of mistakes on the run over the top of Mount […]
ARK Survival Evolved update: Big PS4 and Xbox One patch notes news from Studio Wildcard
Developers Studio Wildcard has released a new ARK Survival Evolved update across all platforms today, April 22. The news was shared on Twitter by the support team, confirming that it would be arriving on PS4, Xbox One and PC at the same time. The big news for console gamers is that this latest build brings […]
Ford Mustang wins De Silvestro fan vote
The Ford Mustang has beaten the Holden Commodore in a fan vote to determine what brand Simona de Silvestro will race at Bathurst tonight. The Swiss star, who spent three seasons as a Supercars full-timer in the real world, will make a return of sorts as a wildcard entrant for tonight’s All Stars Eseries round. […]
Games Inbox: What is the best PS4 Sony exclusive?
The Wednesday Inbox discovers what virtual reality looked like in the 90s on Tomorrow’s World, as one reader discovers Journey. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Popular formulaI’ve really enjoyed the Sony formula exclusives this gen. Roughly, I think that formula means a third person action adventure that riffs off Naughty Dog […]
The Division 2 Free Trial Gives Players Eight Hours Of Playtime
Anyone who has been thinking about jumping into The Division 2 can now do it for free. Ubisoft has stated that, as of today, players can dive in for a total of eight hours of playtime, giving everyone a lengthy trial to see if the game suits their playstyle. The free trial comes on the […]