Ultra is one of a number of companies that believes blockchain and cryptocurrency can make the distribution of games more efficient and gamers more loyal. And today, the Paris company is announcing that French video game giant Ubisoft will help validate transactions on its blockchain for gamers.
Blockchain is a distributed ledger for transparent and secure transactions, and it is the foundation…
Fortnite: Save the World's new area is a dungeon crawl
November 21, 2019
Battle royale may well be the most popular mode onFortnite, but the world still needs saving — and now there’s a new way to do it: dungeons.Fornite: Save the Worldhas got a new subterranean area to explore, nestled within Hexylvania. Players can…
Nintendo's 'Animal Crossing' subscription plans cost as much as $8
November 21, 2019
Earlier this week, Nintendo confirmed it would be adding two paid subscription levels to its free-to-play game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The company has since announced more information about the costs and perks of each level.
The pricier subscription level, the…
The first season of Fortnite‘s Chapter 2 promises to be the longest-running one to date. Until now, seasons have lasted between two and three months, but the current one will run for almost four.
The season started in tandem with a major overhaul of the game last month and Epic Games is extending it into early February so it can focus on “holiday-themed updates.” It ran a 14…
Black Friday 2019 gift guide: For Twitch and YouTube creators
November 20, 2019
Thanksgiving is fast approaching for those of us in the United States, and that means it’s almost time for shopping. The holiday gift-giving season begins on Black Friday, but you can’t go out into the cold without some idea of what to get. That’s where GamesBeat comes…
GamesBeat Decides 131: Star Wars Jedi and Google Stadia reviews
November 20, 2019
November is flying by at an irresponsible pace, but that means we are almost on “the other side of games” for 2019. On the GamesBeat Decides podcast this week, the crew talks about some of the last big releases for the year in Google Stadia, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order…
After a brisk, one-month beta, Valve’s new Remote Play Together feature is now available to all Steam users. As the name suggests, it allows you and up to three other friends to play split-screen games with one another over the internet. It emulates the experience of playing a game on the couch with a group of buddies by capturing your friends’ inputs and then streaming it back to your…
In a paper published in the journal late last year, Google parent company Alphabet’s DeepMind detailed AlphaZero, an AI system that could teach itself how to master the game of chess, a Japanese variant of chess called shogi, and the Chinese board game Go. In each case, it…
Quantic Dream announced today that Detroit: Become Human will be coming to PC on December 12, and it will be available on Epic Games Store.
Detroit: Become Human originally came out for PlayStation 4 as an exclusive on May 25, 2018. The story-based game has sold over 3.2…
There’s a new Star Wars film coming out soon, and Roblox is partnering with Disney to enable players to build their own in-universe vehicles. The Galactic Speedway Creator Challenge tasks you with building your own customized drift speeder and race against your friends. You’ll fly across the land, trying to pass through a series of rings as fast as possible, with a number of virtual…
