https://venturebeat.com Transformative tech coverage that matters Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:10:09 -0800 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6 126020344Copyright 2021, VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/VB_Extended_Logo_40H.png https://venturebeat.com 144 23 Venturebeat.com https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/microsofts-xbox-live-gold-price-increase-feels-like-manipulation/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/microsofts-xbox-live-gold-price-increase-feels-like-manipulation/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:49:15 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664562

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Xbox Live Gold is getting a price hike that only makes sense if Microsft wants subscribers to shift to Xbox Game Pass instead.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/microsofts-xbox-live-gold-price-increase-feels-like-manipulation/feed/ 0 2664562Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold price increase feels like manipulation https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/the-deanbeat-what-ready-player-two-tells-us-about-the-metaverse/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/the-deanbeat-what-ready-player-two-tells-us-about-the-metaverse/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664498

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Ernest Cline's Ready Player Two has a new vision for the metaverse and the latest example of science fiction and reality intertwining.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/the-deanbeat-what-ready-player-two-tells-us-about-the-metaverse/feed/ 0 2664498The DeanBeat: What Ready Player Two tells us about the metaverse https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/what-mobile-developers-can-learn-from-angry-birds-cross-platform-approach-vb-live/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/what-mobile-developers-can-learn-from-angry-birds-cross-platform-approach-vb-live/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:10:47 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664246

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Learn how taking your mobile game to new platforms can help you create community, improve discoverability, scale, and more.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/what-mobile-developers-can-learn-from-angry-birds-cross-platform-approach-vb-live/feed/ 0 2664246What mobile developers can learn from Angry Bird’s cross-platform approach (VB Live) https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/path-of-exile-echoes-of-atlas-is-grinding-gears-most-downloaded-expansion/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/path-of-exile-echoes-of-atlas-is-grinding-gears-most-downloaded-expansion/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:00:03 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664436

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Path of Exile: Echoes of Atlas expansion is its most downloaded expansion in the game's seven-year run, Grinding Gear Games said today.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/22/path-of-exile-echoes-of-atlas-is-grinding-gears-most-downloaded-expansion/feed/ 0 2664436Path of Exile: Echoes of Atlas is Grinding Gear’s most downloaded expansion https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/re-viii-big-lady-please-hurt-me-mmm-ive-been-bad/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/re-viii-big-lady-please-hurt-me-mmm-ive-been-bad/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:37:16 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664473 Resident Evil: Village is heading to PC and consoles on May 7. Publisher Capcom also revealed for the first time that it will release the survival-horror adventure for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in addition to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. This game picks up the story of Resident Evil VII, with players once again […]

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Resident Evil: Village is heading to PC and consoles on May 7. Publisher Capcom also revealed for the first time that it will release the survival-horror adventure for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in addition to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. This game picks up the story of Resident Evil VII, with players once again taking on the role of Ethan Winters. Thi…Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/re-viii-big-lady-please-hurt-me-mmm-ive-been-bad/feed/ 0 2664473Resident Evil: Village is coming May 7 — PS5-exclusive demo launches today https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/hitman-3-speedrun-how-i-beat-the-dubai-stage-in-24-seconds/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/hitman-3-speedrun-how-i-beat-the-dubai-stage-in-24-seconds/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:28:27 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664334

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It's time for a Hitman 3 speedrun. The Dubai stage already has some wild optimizaiton with completion times under 20 seconds.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/hitman-3-speedrun-how-i-beat-the-dubai-stage-in-24-seconds/feed/ 0 2664334Hitman 3 speedrun: How I beat the Dubai stage in 24 seconds https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/amazon-web-services-insights-into-gaming-for-2021/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/amazon-web-services-insights-into-gaming-for-2021/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:30:27 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663491

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Eric Morales says Amazon Web Services has 90% of game publishers as its customers. That gives the company insight into 2021.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/amazon-web-services-insights-into-gaming-for-2021/feed/ 0 2663491Amazon Web Services’ insights into gaming for 2021 https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/puzzle-quest-3-announced-as-a-free-to-play-sequel/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/puzzle-quest-3-announced-as-a-free-to-play-sequel/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:00:38 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664138

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05 Games has announced Puzzle Quest 3 today, a new installment in the franchise that will be free-to-play.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/21/puzzle-quest-3-announced-as-a-free-to-play-sequel/feed/ 0 2664138Puzzle Quest 3 announced as a free-to-play sequel https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/former-ea-exec-peter-moore-returns-to-gaming-as-unity-svp-of-sports-and-live-entertainment/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/former-ea-exec-peter-moore-returns-to-gaming-as-unity-svp-of-sports-and-live-entertainment/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 07:35:21 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664248

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Peter Moore made his mark on video games as one of the top bosses at EA, Microsoft, and Sega. And now he's coming back to games.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/former-ea-exec-peter-moore-returns-to-gaming-as-unity-svp-of-sports-and-live-entertainment/feed/ 0 2664248Former EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming as Unity SVP of sports and live entertainment https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/devsisters-launches-cookie-run-kingdom-mobile-rpg/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/devsisters-launches-cookie-run-kingdom-mobile-rpg/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:30:43 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664047

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Devsisters is launching Cookie Run: Kingdom today as the latest title in a franchise that has had more than 100 million downloads.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/devsisters-launches-cookie-run-kingdom-mobile-rpg/feed/ 0 2664047Devsisters launches Cookie Run: Kingdom mobile RPG https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/rival-peak-interactive-reality-show-hits-22-million-views/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/rival-peak-interactive-reality-show-hits-22-million-views/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:00:02 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663982

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The game-like interactive reality show Rival Peak has turned into a hit on Facebook, with more than 22 million views for its weekly show.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/rival-peak-interactive-reality-show-hits-22-million-views/feed/ 0 2663982Rival Peak interactive reality show hits 22 million views https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/hitman-1-and-2-players-probably-shouldnt-play-hitman-3-yet/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/hitman-1-and-2-players-probably-shouldnt-play-hitman-3-yet/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:19:19 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664198

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Hitman 3 is having some day-one issues with its data-transfer tool. This is preventing fans from continuing their progression.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/hitman-1-and-2-players-probably-shouldnt-play-hitman-3-yet/feed/ 0 2664198Hitman 1 and 2 players probably shouldn’t play Hitman 3 yet https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/opera-acquires-yoyo-games-for-10-million-and-launches-opera-gaming-division/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/opera-acquires-yoyo-games-for-10-million-and-launches-opera-gaming-division/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:30:51 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663973

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Web browser maker Opera has acquired YoYo Games, maker of the GameMaker Studio 2 game engine, and it has launched its Opera Gaming division.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/opera-acquires-yoyo-games-for-10-million-and-launches-opera-gaming-division/feed/ 0 2663973Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10 million and launches Opera Gaming division https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/tilting-point-opens-a-game-studio-in-russia/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/tilting-point-opens-a-game-studio-in-russia/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:00:54 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2664011

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Mobile game publisher and marketer Tilting Point has opened a 20-person game studio in St. Petersburg, Russia.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/20/tilting-point-opens-a-game-studio-in-russia/feed/ 0 2664011Tilting Point opens a mobile game studio in Russia https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/dont-miss-gamesbeats-new-all-digital-event-on-driving-game-growth/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/dont-miss-gamesbeats-new-all-digital-event-on-driving-game-growth/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 23:16:50 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663719

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Join the all-digital event that’s giving game publishers an edge in an uncertain ecosystem.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/dont-miss-gamesbeats-new-all-digital-event-on-driving-game-growth/feed/ 0 2663719Don’t miss GamesBeat’s new all-digital event on driving game growth  https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/hearthstone-gets-35-new-cards-on-january-21/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/hearthstone-gets-35-new-cards-on-january-21/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:00:46 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663857

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Blizzard announced today that a new mini-set of 35 cards, called Darkmoon Races, is coming to Hearthstone on January.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/hearthstone-gets-35-new-cards-on-january-21/feed/ 0 2663857Hearthstone gets 35 new cards on January 21 https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/increase-mobile-game-revenue-with-cross-platform-functionality-vb-live/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/increase-mobile-game-revenue-with-cross-platform-functionality-vb-live/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:26:15 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663783

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Learn how to go beyond traditional avenues to create community, improve discoverability, and scale your mobile game in this VB Live event.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/increase-mobile-game-revenue-with-cross-platform-functionality-vb-live/feed/ 0 2663783Increase mobile game revenue with cross-platform functionality (VB Live) https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/toya-and-zag-games-team-up-for-miraculous-ladybug-cat-noir-adventure-game-on-roblox/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/toya-and-zag-games-team-up-for-miraculous-ladybug-cat-noir-adventure-game-on-roblox/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:00:48 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663672

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Israeli game studio Toya has teamed up with Zag Games to create a new game for Roblox: Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/toya-and-zag-games-team-up-for-miraculous-ladybug-cat-noir-adventure-game-on-roblox/feed/ 0 2663672Toya and Zag Games team up for Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir adventure game on Roblox https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-comes-to-switch-on-march-16/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-comes-to-switch-on-march-16/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:32:48 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663838

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THQ Nordic announced today that Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will release for Switch on March 16.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-comes-to-switch-on-march-16/feed/ 0 2663838Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning comes to Switch on March 16 https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/the-2021-gaming-landscape-what-developers-publishers-and-marketers-need-to-know/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/the-2021-gaming-landscape-what-developers-publishers-and-marketers-need-to-know/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:10:08 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2660474

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The new gaming landscape brings big changes for developers, publishers, and marketers in a world impacted COVID.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/the-2021-gaming-landscape-what-developers-publishers-and-marketers-need-to-know/feed/ 0 2660474The 2021 gaming landscape: What developers, publishers, and marketers need to know https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/hitman-3-review-a-world-made-entirely-out-of-chekhovs-guns/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/hitman-3-review-a-world-made-entirely-out-of-chekhovs-guns/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:00:35 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663756

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Hitman is a world made up entirely of Chekhov's guns, and it's a blast finding out how to get Agent 47 into position to pull the trigger.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/19/hitman-3-review-a-world-made-entirely-out-of-chekhovs-guns/feed/ 0 2663756Hitman 3 review — A world made entirely out of Chekhov’s guns https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/18/the-d20-beat-kings-bounty-ii-heralds-what-should-be-a-fantastic-year-for-rpgs/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/18/the-d20-beat-kings-bounty-ii-heralds-what-should-be-a-fantastic-year-for-rpgs/#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:07:27 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2661491

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King's Bounty II is coming out this year, and its news direction makes it one of the most intriguing RPGs of 2021.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/18/the-d20-beat-kings-bounty-ii-heralds-what-should-be-a-fantastic-year-for-rpgs/feed/ 0 2661491The D20 Beat: King’s Bounty II heralds what should be a fantastic year for RPGs https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/social-casino-game-maker-huuuge-will-raise-150-million-in-warsaw-ipo/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/social-casino-game-maker-huuuge-will-raise-150-million-in-warsaw-ipo/#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:49:20 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663559

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Social casino game maker Huuuge said it will go public in an initial public offering on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/social-casino-game-maker-huuuge-will-raise-150-million-in-warsaw-ipo/feed/ 0 2663559Social casino game maker Huuuge will raise $150 million in Warsaw IPO https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/savage-game-studios-raises-4-4-million-for-mobile-shooter-game/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/savage-game-studios-raises-4-4-million-for-mobile-shooter-game/#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:00:55 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663551

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Savage Game Studios has raised $4.4 million to create two game studios in Helsinki and Berlin. The company is making a mobile game shooter.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/savage-game-studios-raises-4-4-million-for-mobile-shooter-game/feed/ 0 2663551Savage Game Studios raises $4.4 million for mobile shooter game https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/driving-game-growth-our-event-on-pushing-games-forward-in-2021/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/driving-game-growth-our-event-on-pushing-games-forward-in-2021/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:45:30 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663223

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Games grew 19% to $174.9 billion in 2020. Will it keep going? We're going to study that at our upcoming game conference, Driving Game Growth.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/driving-game-growth-our-event-on-pushing-games-forward-in-2021/feed/ 0 2663223Driving Game Growth: Our event on pushing games forward in 2021 https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/gamesbeat-decides-sonics-best-and-worst-friends/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/gamesbeat-decides-sonics-best-and-worst-friends/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:16:55 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663462

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We had so much fun making a tier list of Nintendo's consoles last week that we are back at it again with a topic that's a bit more silly.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/17/gamesbeat-decides-sonics-best-and-worst-friends/feed/ 0 2663462GamesBeat Decides: Sonic’s best (and worst) friends https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/the-retrobeat-river-city-girls-is-a-beat-em-up-delight/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/the-retrobeat-river-city-girls-is-a-beat-em-up-delight/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:34:40 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663417

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River City Girls is a delightful beat-'em-up with fluid fighting, creative bosses, and gorgeous 2D sprites and art.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/the-retrobeat-river-city-girls-is-a-beat-em-up-delight/feed/ 0 2663417The RetroBeat: River City Girls is a beat-’em-up delight https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/greenpark-sports-launches-early-access-for-sports-and-esports-social-platform/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/greenpark-sports-launches-early-access-for-sports-and-esports-social-platform/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:00:16 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2663292

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Greenpark Sports is a new community that is mixing sports like basketball with video games like League of Legends.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/greenpark-sports-launches-early-access-for-sports-and-esports-social-platform/feed/ 0 2663292GreenPark Sports launches early access for sports and esports social platform https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/the-deanbeat-the-best-of-ces-2021-as-seen-from-afar/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/the-deanbeat-the-best-of-ces-2021-as-seen-from-afar/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2662603

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Dean Takahashi's picks for the best of CES range from the Gardyn indoor gardening system to the Lasso recycler.Read More]]> https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/15/the-deanbeat-the-best-of-ces-2021-as-seen-from-afar/feed/ 0 2662603The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2021 as seen from afar