Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. The Nintendo Switch OLED Edition is a solid upgrade to one of the most popular and successful consoles of all time. The obvious benefits are the larger, sharper screen in handheld mode. But the device also feels […]
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Wario is more relatable than Mario and the reason why is simple
Mario is a dud. He has no personality outside of his career. He takes a green pipe from one world to the next, stealing all the gold while slaughtering every Goomba in his way. He hardly says a thing, but we’re supposed to love him because, what, he’s a white knight wife guy? The man, […]
Nvidia is tracking more than 8,500 AI startups with $60B in funding
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Nvidia is tracking more than 8,500 AI startups through its Inception AI startup program. Those companies have raised more than $60 billion in funding and come from 90 countries, Nvidia said. Based on estimates from market researcher Pitchbook, the Nvidia numbers represent roughly […]
Nintendo knows better than to announce a new Nintendo Switch at E3
Some Nintendo fans and industry watchers came away from Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct perplexed that the company didn’t roll out a new Nintendo Switch model, which has been heavily rumored and reported for the better part of a year. Mere weeks before E3 2021 kicked off, Bloomberg reported that we could see the new 4K-ready “Switch […]
More Than 300 People Are Working On Stalker 2, The Game Will Offer "Hundreds Of Hours" Of Content
Stalker 2 is a really big project and a very long game, according to the developers. GSC Game World revealed there are more than 300 people working on the open-world shooter now, so that the players can spend countless hours exploring the game. The studio’s PR manager Zakhar Bocharov share additional details in a new […]
7 Times VR Did It Better Than The Original Game
Hopefully there will be a day when VR offers the definitive experience for most gaming series, but we’re a long way off from that. Not only do the tight economics of VR support make it hard to justify for many developers but, even when they do add in support or make new VR spin-offs, early […]
More than 60 EA games are headed to Xbox Game Pass for PC
If you subscribe to Xbox Game Pass for the PC and have been looking for something new to play, look no longer: EA Play is bringing more than 60 PC games to the Game Pass for PC and Game Pass Ultimate services beginning on Thursday. EA Play arrived on console last year, and since then […]
More Than 5,000 Players Banned From Final Fantasy 14 For Using Real Money In-Game
Despite a lot of the good stuff surrounding Final Fantasy 14, sometimes players can get out of control. Because people are still having trouble following simple rules, we have once again seen a massive ban from Square Enix, and it’s once again for Final Fantasy 14 players. Instead of using the in-game Gil used throughout […]
Loop Hero Draws More Than 150,000 Players In 24 Hours
Loop Hero, a roguelike adventure game developed by Four Quarters and published by Devolver Digital on March 4, already has more than 150,000 players on Steam. Announced at The Game Awards 2020, the game has an overwhelmingly positive score on the game digital distribution service. In its description, Steam writes, “The Lich has thrown the […]
VR Is Doing Better Than You’d Think, Thanks To Oculus Quest
As a platform, virtual reality continues to make strides, even as the next generation of consoles stay at the forefront of most consumers’ minds. Oculus, in particular, has seen exceptional growth in a short amount of time, in large part due to the impact that the 2020 lockdown had on the gaming industry as a […]