FEATURE: More so than any other kind of games, mobile titles feel like they slot into our lives in a very specific way. For me, the mobile game I still play every day is Sirvo’s numbers-based puzzler Threes — especially after I found out that it really actually does have an end and doesn’t simply continue ad […]
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GamesBeat Decides’ game of the year part 1: The Non-Awards
Merry Christmas, friends! It’s December 25, and I’ve suspended my war on Christmas to observe this day and receive presents. I’ve also decided to spend the next year creating a new war on Boxing Day, so enjoy a year off in 2018, Santa. But speaking of presents, we’ve got something for you! The GamesBeat crew […]
Is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds finished? GamesBeat Decides (with guest Brendan Greene)
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has earned a chicken dinner of its own by launching out of the Early Access portal for unfinished games and onto “big boy” Steam with its 1.0 update. This jump introduces a number of obvious improvements and subtle polish, but is it enough to call this a “finished” game? Well, I think so, […]
Will 2017 ever end? GamesBeat Decides
GamesBeat Decides hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti pop in for a quick catch up. The crew is busy picking the best games of the year, so that means time is running short for your normally scheduled program. But on this week’s episode, Jeff and Mike talk about Hellblade, Gorogoa, and Hearthstone. They then dive […]
Why does Norman Reedus have a throat baby in Death Stranding? GamesBeat Decides
It was a busy week in video games. The Game Awards unleashed its “world exclusives” on Thursday, and we dive deep into all of the announcements from that show on this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast. On this episode, GamesBeat IndieBeat editor Stephanie Chan and VentureBeat managing editor Jason Wilson join host Jeffrey Grubb. The trio […]
Why doesn’t Star Wars: Battlefront II have more hero skins? GamesBeat Decides
Star Wars: Battlefront II has emotes and win poses, just as Overwatch does. But while Blizzard Entertainment’s hit team shooter has plenty of costumes for your characters, Battlefront II does not. While different outfits — often called skins — seem like a great fit for this take on the Star Wars universe, Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts […]
GamesBeat weekly news roundup: EA buys Respawn, Nexon grabs Pixelberry
Welcome to our latest GamesBeat roundup. We’ve got a lot of news packed into this one, from EA’s purchase of Respawn to Nexon’s acquisition of Pixelberry. Enjoy! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: What gamers should grasp about big games and big studios Call of Duty: WWII — Playing a badass female leader in […]
Is The Last of Us: Part II’s marketing too violent? GamesBeat Decides
Sony Interactive Entertainment showed off a brutal scene from The Last of Us: Part II at Paris Games Week on Monday, and the cruelty in that clip generated a loud response from fans and others who were watching the publisher’s live show. On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti discuss […]
GamesBeat weekly roundup: EA’s big Star Wars shakeup, and Shadow of War’s postmortem
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we check out Star Wars: Battlefront II’s solo campaign, Lego Dimensions runs out of bricks, and Overwatch passes 35 million players. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: What Visceral’s closing means for video games PC Gaming Weekly: a […]
Are loot boxes ruining Star Wars, Hearthstone, and … everything? GamesBeat Decides
This week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast was already a long one, and then — right before we were going to upload it — we had to make it even longer. That’s because hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti pulled an emergency bonus session to talk about the breaking news that Electronic Arts has closed Dead Space […]
