January was another packed month for new releases on Steam thanks to a global community of developers. And now Valve, which owns and operates the PC-gaming service, is highlighting some of those games. Today, the company revealed the top 20 highest-grossing new games released on Steam in January as well as the five best-performing new […]
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China is approving more foreign games, but not so many American ones
China has always been a hard market to crack for non-Chinese game companies. But the regulatory approval of games imported into China has started to improve, according to market researcher Niko Partners. That’s probably a good thing, as the country is isolated now due to the coronavirus, and its population is probably in need of […]
The best video games that got second chances through updates
If at first a game doesn’t succeed, it can always try again. With content updates and patches now standard across all platforms, the game released on launch day is no longer its final form. This means studios can eventually turn a flawed game into something worthwhile. It’s already happened several times over the last decade, […]
The most anticipated games of 2020
If you have a stack of leftover games from 2019, you better start finishing them soon, because 2020 is bringing several enormous new releases, despite all eyes being on the holiday season when the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launch. New entries in long-running franchises will launch, including some that we haven’t seen in […]
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls on industry to get rid of loot boxes
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney had some harsh words for the game industry at this year’s DICE Summit in Las Vegas. During his DICE keynote speech on Wednesday, Sweeney took a firm stance against loot boxes and other pay-to-win practices. The Epic co-founder called the state of monetization in games a “customer adversarial model,” as […]
The best HTC Vive games of 2020
Virtual reality brings a potential we have yet to see in gaming, and the Vive is the VR headset to bring it all to life. While consumer-grade VR is still in its early stages and many developers are still figuring out the best way to craft compelling games, there are already more than a few […]
8 Games You’ll Want to Buy in February
PCMag editors select and review products independently. We may earn affiliate commissions from buying links, which help support our testing. Learn more. February pulls no punches, offering entertainment-starved gamers eight excellent titles to snatch up over the next few weeks. Let’s block ads! (Why?) PCMag.com Latest Articles
The RetroBeat — Warcraft III: Reforged is a harsh lesson in reviving classic games
Warcraft III: Reforged came out earlier this week, and the response online has been full of negativity and angst. Part of it is a reaction to some scaling back that Blizzard Entertainment did for the project. When it announced Warcraft III: Reforged in 2018, it promised things like upgraded cinematic cutscenes with movie-like camera angles, […]
State agencies want Riot Games to pay up to $400 million in discrimination suit
[embedded content] In 2019, League of Legends creator Riot Games agreed to a settlement in a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit that resulted in a $ 10 million payout to about 1,000 current and former employees. However, state agencies in California believe this figure amounts to little more than a slap on the wrist and claim the […]
VR’s 10 best puzzle games
Perhaps one of the most common genres found in the myriad of VR games is the humble puzzle game. With such an immersive platform that carries huge interactive potential, puzzle games are an instant fit for VR. The genre has become a staple of all VR platforms, so we’ve put together a list of some […]
2019’s Top ‘Free’ Games Each Made $1.5 Billion-Plus
Which do you think is a bigger deal, Avengers: Endgame or Fortnite? Okay, sure, for 2019, the superheroes made a killing globally, pulling in $ 2.8 billion in box office grosses. But Fortnite—a game that is “free-to-play” for anyone, on any platform, managed to make $ 1.8 billion. And it is far from alone. The […]
The best free-to-play games of 2020 will help frugal gamers survive
With hundreds of great free-to-play games to choose from, from Fortnite: Battle Royale to League of Legends to Kingdom Rush, it’s possible to never spend a nickel in your efforts to thwart alien invasions, destroy evil orcs, and deliver a beating to unsuspecting opponents. “Free-to-play” no longer indicates a low level of quality, either, and we’ve […]
5 Video Games You’ll Want to Buy in January
January rolls in with a few must-own games packed with content to keep you busy during the winter doldrums. PCMag reviews products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. Two decades ago, we were sitting on the edge of our seats, gripping our Dreamcast or PlayStation […]
Consumer spending on mobile games grew 8% to $210 million on Christmas
Consumer spending on mobile games grew 8% to $ 210 million on Christmas, according to a report by mobile analyst firm Sensor Tower. That was up from $ 195 million last year. U.S. mobile gamers spent $ 58 million, or 2% more than Christmas 2018. And mobile games accounted for 76% of worldwide app spending […]
GamesBeat’s top 10 games of the year for 2019
The entire GamesBeat crew got together to pick the top 10 best games of 2019. You can hear that discussion for yourself in a special episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast right here: Download here Subscribe to the RSS Listen on Anchor.fm Find past episodes here But if you don’t have 2 hours to listen […]