Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Playable Worlds, an online game company founded by Raph Koster and Eric Goldberg, is making a “cloud-native” massively multiplayer online game. But what that means is still a mystery, as the company isn’t yet disclosing […]
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F1 debuts on next-gen July 16 as first joint EA-Codemasters racing game
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Codemasters and its new parent company, Electronic Arts, will launch F1 2021 on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on July 16. This game is the first joint title between Codemasters and EA since […]
March 2021 NPD — Monster Hunter: Rise sales soar to No. 2 in the U.S.
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Video games sales continue to grow as the pandemic drags on, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The March 2021 NPD game report is the first time that a year-over-year comparison will take early […]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s continued sales dominance is bad news for Mario Kart 9 hopes
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. As Nintendo fans begin to ponder what the company may be revealing during E3, I often see Mario Kart 9 brought up as a possibility. I think that’s optimistic. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD […]
Mythic Quest’s Everlight episode will trigger the LARPer in you
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Mythic Quest was one of the funny bright spots on Apple TV+ subscription service last year, but it was all too short, with just nine half-hour episodes. But fans can see a special standalone Season […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interview: From the Grace CPU to engineer’s metaverse
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote speech this week to 180,000 attendees registered for the GTC 21 online-only conference. And Huang dropped a bunch of news across multiple industries that show just how powerful Nvidia […]
March 2021 NPD: PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling U.S. console ever
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Video game hardware sales were up 47% in March, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That growth comes despite a surge in sales that began last year due to the start of pandemic stay-at-home […]
GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the next generation — Our leader-packed agenda
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. GamesBeat Summit 2021 is a digital online-only event taking place on April 28 and April 29 as our third virtual conference in a year. We’re looking forward to getting together in the physical world or in […]
Misfits Gaming esports group launches Women of Misfits speaker series
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Misfits Gaming Group is leaning into female gamers with the launch of its Women of Misfits speaker series, and the esports company will turn this into a wider platform over time. The Boca Raton, Florida-based company […]
Oculus launches subscriptions on Oculus Quest VR headsets
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Facebook’s Oculus division has launched subscriptions on its Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets. Subscriptions are the rage, with the success of services like Xbox Game Pass, Netflix, and Disney+. The subscription […]