Swords and zombies did well last month. The gaming industry generated $724 million in revenues in the United States last month, according to data-tracking firm The NPD Group. That's down 21 percent year-over-year from $918.7 million. All segments - hardware, console and PC software, and accessories - were down compared to the same period in[...]
Sony dominated the game console hardware, software, and service market in 2016, capturing a total of 57 percent share, or $19.7 billion of spending by gamers, according to market researcher IHS Markit. Sony is expected to continue this run in 2017 with overall sales expected to rise above $20 billion thanks to growth of digital[...]
PREVIEW: David Jaffe was sitting in front of me in a demo room at Sony's game headquarters in San Mateo, Calif. With decades of experience, the creator of Twisted Metal and God of War was there to show me his new game, Drawn to Death. He was looking very respectable. Jaffe's team at The Bartlet Jones Supernatural[...]
It's the last month before Nintendo will start making the monthly sales report teresting. For now, Sony's momentum continues. PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console in the United States in February, according to data from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group that Sony shared with GamesBeat. The PS4 outperformed the Xbox One and the now-defunct[...]
The PlayStation 4 experience is getting some notable upgrades. A system update for the PlayStation 4 will roll out tomorrow, adding new features to Sony's latest console. The company has sold more than 53.4 million PlayStation 4s since it launched in 2013. This includes the PlayStation 4 Pro, the updated version of the hardware that came out[...]
Sony's gaming service is having troubles once again. PlayStation Network isn't functioning properly for everyone right now, according to a wave of complaints on social media today. This outage is preventing many people from logging into the service, and it is kicking others who were already connected out of their online games. PSN is also presenting[...]
REVIEW: It turns out a girl with a bow and arrow can do alright for herself in a world filled with giant killer robots. Horizon: Zero Dawn is PlayStation 4's newest exclusive, coming out on February 8 (I played it on a PlayStation 4 Pro, the updated version of Sony's console that displays games in 4K). It's[...]
Surviving with the dinosaurs isn't a problem for Ark. It is thriving. Ark: Survival Evolved has surpassed 1 million copies sold on the PlayStation 4. The survival sim, which has you collecting and using resources in a dino-infested connected world with other players, just debuted on Sony's console in December, but it has already found[...]
Crash is back. Activision Publishing revealed today that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, its updated take on the three original PlayStation Crash Bandicoot games, launches June 30. The company revealed the project on Sony Interactive Entertainment's stage during the PlayStation company's media presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles last year.[...]
A free-to-play game is finding success on PlayStation 4. Publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America and developer Grasshopper Manufacture announced today that the free-to-play hack-and-slash game Let It Die has passed 2 million downloads on PlayStation 4. It came out on December 3 in the U.S. and Europe, but it released in Japan recently on February 2.[...]
Microsoft and Sony both have something to brag about when it comes to 2017's console sales. According to Microsoft, the Xbox One console had its best January in the U.S. since launching in November 2013. However, Sony told GamesBeat that its PlayStation 4 was still the best-selling system of the month. According to Microsoft, the[...]
After nearly four years, the PlayStation 4 is getting a fairly basic feature that should improve the quality of life for people who own a lot of games. Sony Interactive Entertainment is planning to add support for external hard drives to the PS4. The company is preparing to update the PS4's system software to version[...]
PREVIEW: I am not a games writer, nor am I particularly well adapted to review modern games; many of them make me motion sick — a feeling I’ve never encountered while playing Super Smash Bros 64 or Toejam and Earl on the retro consoles I keep in my apartment. But when Sony orchestrated hands-on meetings with press[...]
You might run into troubles playing games on your PlayStation today. Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Network is not working for many of its players, and it says it has engineers working on the problem. This outage may cause errors when you try to log into PSN. If you do manage to get connected, you[...]
Sony said tonight that it sold a healthy amount of PlayStation 4 video game consoles during the holiday season and the overall third fiscal quarter ended December 31. Sony previously announced that it sold through more than 6.2 million PS4 units during the holiday season, bringing the grand total to more than 53.4 million units[...]
When I was a kid, consoles weren't all plastic gray or black boxes. Instead, manufacturers made their plastic look like wood because we were still figuring out aesthetics in the '70s and '80s. And now you can give one of your modern systems a wooden makeover. Toast, a company that specializes in custom real-wood coverings[...]
GUEST: The console crushed all it’s competitors in terms of digital attention GamesBeat has partnered with attention analytics company iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real-time, to bring you a monthly report on how gaming brands are spending their TV ad dollars and which commercials are generating the most digital response (iSpot measures actions across Facebook,[...]
GUEST: Consoles blew their mobile counterparts out of the water GamesBeat has partnered with iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real time, to bring you a monthly report on how gaming brands are spending. The results below are for the top five spending gaming industry brands in December 2016. Last month gaming brands spent an estimated[...]
EXCLUSIVE: Among the three major console manufacturers, Sony has had arguably the strongest support from third-party indie developers and major blockbuster publishers this generation. Now, the company is looking to maintain the continuity of those partnerships under a new third-party relations chief. Florian Hunziker, formerly the chief operating officer at Rock Band studio Harmonix Music Systems,[...]
Sony had another huge month to end the year. PlayStation 4 was the best-selling home gaming system in United States, according to data from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Sony declined to comment on the sales, but the company did confirm the NPD data to GamesBeat. At the same time, Microsoft highlighted that December was[...]
God of War Director Reveals ‘Whole Game’ is Playable Internally