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A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  As happens more and more often these days, I felt myself burned out from in-game dialogue, text, and other passive storytelling devices. Don’t get me wrong: I like a good narrative in my games. But sometimes, it can feel like I’m spending more time reading and watching cutscenes than actually playing. When this…

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told investors during an earnings call Wednesday that he would not give launch dates for highly anticipated releases of KartRider: Drift and the first game from Patrick Soderlund’s Embark Studios. His remarks surfaced truths about game development seldom discussed in financial circles. The suits…

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Sonic and Tails are known for rolling into balls, but now they’re going to be rolling around in a giant ball. Sega is adding the pair as playable characters in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania. Banana Mania is a compilation that includes remasters of the first three console games in the Super Monkey Ball series. It…

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. During Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase today, we discovered that Axiom Verge 2 is launching … later today. You can buy the Metroidvania sequel on your Switch today. The original Axiom Verge came out in 2015. The indie game has stood out as one of the better Metroidvanias out there thanks to its atmospheric pixel…