
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is Obsidian’s first stab at crowdfunding on Fig

2016 saw $30.3 billion in gaming mergers, acquisitions, and investments

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Dauntless’s Owlbear-like Shrike is an homage to a classic D&D beast (update)

Digital game sales grew 10% in December while retail sales crashed

Microsoft’s next Windows 10 preview build will include Game Mode

Hi-Rez Studios partners with Uproar to get players to keep playing Paladins (update)

Amazon’s latest version of Lumberyard game engine targets accessibility

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Ghost Recon Wildlands could take forever to finish

Heroes of the Dorm ditches ESPN for Facebook

Video site Rooster Teeth launches its own game publishing business

Prey will bring you more aliens to slaughter on May 5

Conan Exiles is a brutal survival world debuting January 31

Germany’s Goodgame Studios sheds 200 employees and focuses on core business

Is Nintendo Switch going to completely replace the 3DS? GamesBeat Decides

Overwatch’s Chinese New Year event launches with new Capture the Flag mode

EA announces Battlefield 1’s first expansion: They Shall Not Pass

The Banner Saga 3 starts Kickstarter campaign to finish the trilogy

Minecraft: Education Edition’s free update adds teacher pause button and taller buildings

Decksplash is Bossa Studios’ zany skateboarding game for PCs

Opinion
Resident Evil VII’s excellent, chilling design isn’t that scary for someone used to death

Xbox One Creators Update: Here’s what’s different

Dishonored 2’s free update adds Custom Difficulty and Mission Select features

Morgan Stanley raises Battlefield 1 sales estimate to 15 million

Valve confirms: More SteamVR Tracking headsets are in development

How Heroes of the Storm is evolving its esports scene

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How competitive gaming has to quickly evolve into a mature industry

Hands-on with Tobii’s eye-tracking laptop controls

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Xbox One smashes aside PlayStation 4, Blizzard on TV

Vampires? Meh. Focus Home Interactive’s next role-playing game turns you into a werewolf

Minecraft Realms gets new maps with class-based brawling and a music light show

GamesBeat weekly roundup: We try Nintendo’s Switch, and game sales are up in 2016

Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney to receive lifetime achievement award at GDC

The DeanBeat: 10 predictions for games in 2017

Mail.ru Group acquires Warface publishing rights for North America and Europe

Tehran will host its first regional Middle East game conference

U.S. gaming industry earned $30.4 billion in 2016, up from 2015

2016 NPD: Call of Duty No. 1, Battlefield No. 2 on 2016’s list of best-selling games

XCOM 2’s Long War 2 fan mod is now available for PC

Fig raises $7.8 million to expand game crowdfunding platform
