Want to predict the next big Nintendo Switch game? Just rewind 5 years

When it comes to the video game industry, we’re currently living in an age of speculation. Players are no longer satisfied just getting news on upcoming games by patiently waiting for announcements. Insiders and leakers have become a fundamental part of the game hype cycle in the social media age, fueling a need for unofficial […]

YouTube’s Rewind 2018 becomes the site’s most disliked video ever

YouTube’s latest Rewind video, the annual recap touting “the videos, music and trends that defined YouTube in 2018,” has become the most disliked video ever in the website’s history. The previous holder of this dubious title was Justin Bieber’s Baby, which over the course of eight years racked up an impressive 9.8 million dislikes. YouTube’s […]

‘YouTube Rewind 2018’ is now the second-most disliked video in YouTube history — here’s why people are so upset (GOOG, GOOGL)

YouTube YouTube last week released its annual “Rewind” video, which features more than 100 YouTube stars and celebrities. Appearances included Will Smith, Marques Brownlee, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, John Oliver, and many more. In the course of five days, YouTube Rewind 2018 has become the second-most disliked video in YouTube history. As of Monday morning, it […]

Be Kind, Rewind, and Look at This Incredible Miniature Recreation of a Mom-and-Pop Video Store

Oh hi, if you need us we’ll be performing some kind of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids/Downsizing type of black magic to check out this badass miniature video store, up close and personal. It was created by FX designer Andrew Glazebrook — better known as Morbid Decay in nerdy creative circles. If you still lament […]

GamesBeat Rewind 2017: Hellblade’s Senua is the year’s best new gaming character

I couldn’t quite get enough votes for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice as Game of the Year at GamesBeat. But my colleagues took pity on me and voted to give Hellblade’s Senua the award of best new game character of 2017. This was obvious to me, but for those who haven’t played it yet, Ninja Theory’s self-published […]

GamesBeat Rewind 2017: The Hearthstone cards that make me grumpier than an overworked imp

FEATURE: I play far too much Hearthstone, Blizzard Entertainment‘s market-leading card game. I play it on the train. I play it in the rain. I play it on the bus. I play it when I’m feeling like a gloomy gus. I will play it anywhere! But then I think about … those cards. The minions […]

GamesBeat Rewind 2017: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is the best DLC/standalone/whatever it is of year

FEATURE: I loved Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. I’m just not sure what to call it. Naughty Dog planned for the this PlayStation 4 adventure to be downloadable content for 2016’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. But the project’s scale grew, and The Lost Legacy turned into a standalone experience. It’s kind of a sequel, kind […]

GamesBeat Rewind 2017: What Remains of Edith Finch has the standout gaming moment of the year

This year’s video games have gifted us with an array of stunning moments, like punching Nazis or scaling Hyrule’s highest mountains or spinning frantically in battle, unsure whether to trust the voices in our heads. The GamesBeat team talked over a few of our favorite gaming memories, and though it was a difficult decision, we’ve […]

GamesBeat Rewind 2017: Our top 5 mobile games of the year

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 […]