Sony Interactive Entertainment had a big executive shakeup on Monday, and that’s the big topic on this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast. Shawn Layden is leaving his role as PlayStation Worldwide Studios boss. He was at the company for more than 30 years, so what does his departure mean? Also in the news, Last of Us: Part II has a release date, Project xCloud is getting a beta, and more. Join…
Activision and Tencent announced today that Call of Duty: Mobile is now available in all countries and regions where Google Play and App Store are supported, with the exception of Mainland China, Vietnam, and Belgium.
The title is big bet from Activision Blizzard, the parent…
Zynga is kicking off a month-long initiative supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month in its Words With Friends social mobile game.
The event is Words With Hope, and the San Francisco game publisher will use it to highlight a word of hope and corresponding statements from…
The PUBG team is continuing its quest to counter Fortnite‘s media tie-ins. PUBG Mobile is adding a handful of characters and equipment from AMC’s version of The Walking Dead on October 1st, giving you that little bit of extra menace in battle royale matches. You can snag skins for Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Negan. Daryl’s iconic motorcycle is on hand to help stay in the safe…
My.Games‘ first-person shooter online game Warface is celebrating its first anniversary on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One today, and the Russian company said it has 13 million players on the consoles so far.
That’s a solid addition to the Warface audience, which now…
Google releases new #SwitchtoPixel ads anticipating Pixel 4
October 1, 2019
Google is set to announce the Pixel 4 and 4 XL on October 15 and the phone has already leaked on several previous occasions. The latest few ads posted by Google are touting the Pixels various features.
The #SwitchtoPixel campaign consists of four videos released on the…
Minecraft Marketplace August 2019: Lucky Blocks tops the charts
September 30, 2019
The Minecraft Marketplace didn’t have any major sales or events in August, but players still racked up 7,167,675 downloads for the month. That’s behind the 10.9 million in July and 7.9 million in June. But the store is up significantly from just 373,361 downloads during the same period last year.
With the Summer Sale ending in July, August revealed that some Marketplace content has long legs.
Atari's VCS will offer 'thousands' of retro games through a subscription
September 30, 2019
The Atari VCS is still months off (barring more delays), but it should at least have a healthy selection of retro games when it does arrive. Atari has forged a deal that will offer an optimized and expanded version of Antstream’s Arcade game subscription service…
EA vows to fix FIFA 20's broken Career Mode
September 30, 2019
FIFA 20 has some fresh elements, but the Career Mode is more than a little buggy — to the point where #FixCareerMode has been popular on Twitter. And EA knows it. The company has published a Q&A where it has acknowledged and promised to fix several glaring issues.
Nintendo's Brain Age series is back as a Switch exclusive
September 30, 2019
Warm up your gray matter and get ready to flex your neurons, because Nintendo’s beloved Brain Age (or Brain Training depending on where you live) series is coming to the Switch. The company has announced a new version of the game to be released in Japan at the end of the year.
The full title of the game translates to “Nintendo Switch Training for Adults with Brain Training Supervised…
