Update: In a recent clarification on the original PlayStation Blog post, Sony noted that the number of PS4 games expected to be supported through backward compatibility is much higher than PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny’s initial comments made it appear. “We believe that the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+ PS4 titles will be playable on PS5,” […]
Call of Duty: Warzone has 30 million players ‘working from home’
If you’re working from home and get paid to play video games, then odds are good you’re enjoying Call of Duty: Warzone. In just 10 days, the free-to-play battle royale game Warzone has accumulated 30 million players, according to Activision Blizzard and developer Infinity Ward. I’ve been distracted by Doom Eternal, but as soon as […]
The Wizards Series Passes 100,000 Sales On Quest, PSVR, PC VR & Go
Beat Games isn’t the only one with sales news this week; Carbon Studios’ The Wizards series has surpassed 100,000 copies sold across its various iterations and platforms. To be clear, that figure includes sales of the original game, the Enhanced Edition that came alongside the PSVR release, and the Oculus Go-exclusive The Wizards: Trials of […]
PS5 SSD Has The Potential To Reduce Developer Crunch
The PlayStation 5’s solid-state drives might help to reduce developer crunch, according to one game dev. We just got the PS5’s full specs earlier this week, and while it seems like the Xbox Series X has it beat in terms of raw performance, both consoles are going to have some serious hardware. One of their […]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – How To Quickly Unlock Pocket Camp Bonus Items
Did you know that Nintendo is giving out some free items for Animal Crossing: New Horizons if you play the series’ mobile iteration, Pocket Camp? I’ll forgive you for not realizing that because Pocket Camp is terrible, but fear not! There’s a really quick and easy way to acquire the special items from that mobile […]
The DeanBeat: Esports pivots to digital because of the coronavirus
As the coronavirus epidemic accelerated, esports had to change. The first sign was when Blizzard canceled its events in China on January 29, to protect the safety of people who gathered at live events at stadiums in China to cheer on their favorite esports stars. And now, all of the esports events are being canceled […]
Coronavirus: the best free-to-play games to play during self-isolation
With the coronavirus keeping everyone stuck at home, lots more people are playing video games but how can you get more for free? Recently,we shared alist of single and multiplayer video games to play if you’re self-isolatingat home thanks to the coronavirus. But what if you’ve exhausted those options?What if your backlog is completely cleared […]
Doom Eternal review: It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)
Never. Stop. Moving. Stillness is death, and the only way forward is through—through the thousands of demons trying to stop you, for you are the Slayer, and it is your job to Slay. And so you dash into the fray wielding your shotgun like a hammer of the gods, doling out judgment to the wicked and […]
GDC 2020 Is Now GDC Summer, Set For August
Originally scheduled to take place between March 16 and March 20, GDC 2020 was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several big name developers began dropping out and it became clear that the best decision was for the highly anticipated event to take place at a later date. Well, that ‘later date’ has been made […]
DOOM Eternal – How To Break Through Walls
Veteran players of the Doom series know all about the importance of secret locations, which invariably seem to always be hidden in some far off corner of a map, or in plain sight, and Doom Eternal keeps this trend going with breakable walls. Doom Eternal trains its players to look for a specific type of clue, mainly […]