Before the pandemic, telehealth — seeing a doctor virtually instead of in real life — was hardly used by most patients in the US. With both an overwhelmed healthcare system and fears of infection from in-person visits, that’s now shifting. Video or phone chats with a physician can solve basic complaints. But the risk is that chronic conditions that benefit from routine checkups — where…
My discovery of the Dragon Quest franchise was one of my few happy happenstances of 2020. For decades, I convinced myself that I just didn’t like this iconic JRPG series. Then I fell in love with Dragon Quest XI. Now, I’m on a quest of my own, playing through each…
It’s 2021 now, and the government still hasn’t outlawed video games. But even if it did, GamesBeat Decides would continue because editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti are a couple of badasses — you can tell by looking at their gamer chairs. On this week’s episode…
Twitch will refresh the PogChamp emote image every 24 hours
January 9, 2021
A couple of days after Twitch yanked one of its oldest and most popular emotes, PogChamp is back with a twist. For the foreseeable future, Twitch will change the image every 24 hours.
Soon after PogChamp vanished from the platform, Sean “Day9″ Plott, a well-known StarCraft II player and commentator, suggested using an image of a random Twitch community member anytime someone used the…
Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure is back in stock and $10 off
January 8, 2021
If you’re looking for a fun way to get moving while stuck inside, Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure is a good option. But it’s often hard to find as it goes in and out of stock quickly (like most things Nintendo Switch-related). However, the Ring Fit Adventure back in…
Roblox raises $520 million at $29.5 billion valuation, will go public through direct listing
January 8, 2021
User-generated game platform Roblox has raised $520 million in a new round of funding, and it will still go public through a direct listing where the company’s existing shareholders directly sell shares to investors. The private funding deal values Roblox at $29.5…
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) Nintendo consoles
January 8, 2021
Nintendo has made some of the most iconic consoles of all time. Now it is up to us to rank them the only way gamers know how: with a tier list.
GamesBeat’s Jeff Grubb and I spent over an hour debating the merits of every major Nintendo home and portable console. We then put each into one of five tiers: best, great, good, OK, and bad.
And, yes, a couple of Nintendo’s console are outright…
Google has announced that Stadia will be available in eight new European countries over the next 24 hours. This includes Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland.
As before, the price is €9.99 a month for the Stadia Pro service, with…
The Xbox Series S has 364 GB available for games, the rest of the 512 GB SSD is reserved
November 5, 2020
The new Xbox Series consoles will start shipping to fans next week on November 10. However, one lucky redditor got their Series S console early and confirmed that there is a significant chunk of storage dedicated to system functions.
The Xbox Series S has a 512GB SSD built…
PUBG Mobile officially pulls out of India
October 31, 2020
The Ministry of Electronics & IT in India banned 118 mobile apps back in September, and the list included the popular game PUBG Mobile. After multiple attempts to get back on track and to bring the battle royale title to its fans, PUBG Corporation has finally given up and announced it is terminating all service and access to users.
Starting today, October 30, PUBG Mobile Nordic Map: Livik and…
