Web browser maker Opera has acquired YoYo Games, the maker of the GameMaker Studio 2 game engine, for $10 million, and it has also launched its Opera Gaming division.
The deal underscores Opera‘s efforts to differentiate its web browser, Opera GX, through a gaming community. Opera itself has more than 380 million people using its web browsers worldwide. Its new Opera GX gaming browser has seven…
NVIDIA’s Shield TV, the company’s powerful set-top box, can now pair with the Xbox Series X and S gamepads, as well as the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller. The long awaited feature arrives as part of the Shield 8.2.2 software update, which also includes support…
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning comes to Switch on March 16
January 19, 2021
THQ Nordic announced today that Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will release for Switch on March 16.
Kingdoms of Amalur first debuted in 2012. The action role-playing game had a fun open world and fast-paced combat, but it wasn’t able to sell enough copies to keep the…
Toya and Zag Games team up for Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir adventure game on Roblox
January 19, 2021
Israeli game studio Toya has teamed up with Zag Games to create a new game for Roblox: Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir.
The game is based on the animated TV series Miraculous — Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, which targets girls ages 6 to 12 as well as boys ages 4 to 7.
Zag produces the show (along with On Kids & Family) and it will co-develop the game with publisher and developer…
I find it amusing that a the resurrection of a beloved retro game is itself retro now.
I’m talking about King’s Bounty: The Legend, which came to PC in 2008. It’s a rebirth of the original 1990 game from New World Computer (made by the same folks behind the Might and…
Homebrew Labo kit gives you a full-body 'Mario Kart' workout
January 18, 2021
Do you feel like your body is going to waste when you play Mario Kart on your Switch? Mike Choi might have a way to keep you in shape. The self-professed “hardware hacker” has built a concept Labo Fit Adventure Kart Kit that gives you a full workout while you race. You…
GamesBeat Decides: Sonic’s best (and worst) friends
January 17, 2021
We had so much fun making a tier list of Nintendo’s consoles last week that Jeff Grubb and I are back at it again with a topic that’s a bit more silly.
We’re ranking Sonic the Hedgehog’s friends.
Yup, we go through all of the notable anthropomorphic characters that have showed up in the Sega franchise over the years. While we do have to suffer through some atrocious creatures, we do…
The Asus ROG Phone II was one of the best gaming phones to come out of 2019 and updates like this one only make it better. Asus started rolling out a new firmware version (17.0240.2012.65) today and it includes game enhancements, wider VoLTE support and a few important bug…
Microsoft delayed production of the Xbox Series X and S consoles to get the full RDNA 2 feature set
January 16, 2021
Microsoft started manufacturing the Xbox Series X and S consoles a bit later than it would have liked, because it wanted all RDNA 2 features. This was revealed by Phil Spencer in an interview with The Verge.
Microsoft started manufacturing the new consoles in late summer…
Google Stadia is coming to iOS as a web app
January 16, 2021
Google has announced that its game-streaming service Stadia will soon debut on iOS. It won’t arrive in the form of a dedicated iOS app, as Apple said those violate the terms of its App Store, so instead it will be available to iOS users in the form of a progressive web app (PWA).
A PWA allows developers to deliver an app-like experience through a website, and by using a web app to bring…
