Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Call of Duty Endowment announced its new “Hire. Honor.” campaign. The aim is to get veterans back to work, helping them adjust to civilian life after they serve in the military.
General James Mattis, decorated American veteran and former United States Secretary of Defense, kicked off the campaign in a call-to-action Public Service Video which can be…
Fortnite’s Chapter 2 boosted viewer hours by 31% on Twitch
November 8, 2019
Fortnite saw a significant increase in hours-watched on Twitch in October, according to data from StreamElements and SullyGnome. As developer Epic Games launched the game’s Chapter 2 content, fans on Twitch consumed 31% more hours of Fortnite than in September. That put it…
When you heard that Death Stranding was coming to PCs next summer, did you cringe at the rumors that it might be yet another Epic Games Store exclusive? You can relax. Kojima Productions and 505 Games have confirmed that the game will be available through both Steam and…
The DeanBeat: Gaming is still at the mercy of larger forces
November 8, 2019
The week was thick with gaming news, so some folks may not have noticed that Playtika, the Tel Aviv-based social casino games company, is considering going public.
Caixin Global reported that Playtika is looking to go public because Giant Network Group has failed repeatedly in its attempts to acquire the company over the past three years from current owner Alpha Frontier. Giant chairman Yuzhu Shi…
Activision Blizzard hits Q3 earnings targets with strong World of Warcraft Classic results
November 7, 2019
Activision Blizzard reported today that its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30 beat Wall Street’s expectations on both earnings and revenues. The company had a big launch of World of Warcraft Classic during the quarter, and that helped drive the audience…
Activision Blizzard reported today that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is outselling last year’s Black Ops 4 title by a percentage in the “teens,” the company announced in its earnings report for the third quarter ended September 30.
Modern Warfare shipped on October 25…
60% of teens rarely discuss inappropriate online behavior with parents, according to a study of online behavior by gaming world creator Roblox. That shows there’s a failure to communicate between parents and teens.
San Mateo, California-based Roblox interviewed more than 3,500 parents in the U.S. and 580 teens, and it found a pretty big disconnect. While 93% of parents say they discuss…
‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ PC launch hasn't had the best start
November 6, 2019
Red Dead Redemption 2 finally launched on PC this week, but much like the escapades of the game’s gunslingers, things haven’t quite gone according to plan. Players have reported a raft of problems, including issues with the launcher, freezing and recurring crashes.
The…
Minecraft Earth‘s early access release is finally rolling out to countries around the world, although it’s not necessarily available where you might expect it. Mojang and Microsoft have confirmed that the augmented reality game is now available on Android and iOS in…
Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox divisions have joined together to offer game developers matchmaking and multiplayer parties at no cost when used by an Xbox network authenticated player.
The offer extends to all platforms where the Xbox network is supported today, including the Xbox, PC, iOS, or Android.
PlayFab Matchmaking is a customizable matchmaking service developers can use to help…
