GB Daily Roundup // Oct 30, 2018

A daily summary of GamesBeat's top stories curated by GB's editors.

Diablo III: Eternal Collection review — helluva perfect for Switch Diablo III on the Switch is my new favorite way to play the game. Read the full story NBA 2K on new iPad Pro can match console graphics NBA 2K is coming to Apple's new iPad Pro, and 2K is claiming that this version will match the quality of the series' console releases. Read the full story Red Dead Redemption 2 is gaming's biggest weekend launch … because GTA V hit on a Tuesday Rockstar Games announced today that Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the largest opening weekend of any game in history, but GTA V launced on a Tuesday. Read the full story Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct streaming on November 1 Nintendo announced today that its next Direct presentation will take place on November at 7 a.m. Pacific, and it will focus on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Read the full story Ex-BioShock 2 creators launch The Blackout Club co-op horror game on Steam Early Access Former BioShock 2 leaders at the studio Question are launching The Blackout Club, a co-op paranormal horror mystery game, on Steam Early Access today. Read the full story HTC Vive joins VirtualLink, a cable standard now backed by all major PC VR players HTC Vive joins Microsoft, Oculus, and other key VR players in developing a USB-C cable standard that will make future VR gear easier to connect and swap. Read the full story Nintendo sells 5 million Switches in six months ended September 30, game copies up 91% Nintendo sold 5.07 million Switch hybrid consoles in the first half of 2018, but revenues grew only 4 percent to $3.9 billion in the six months ended September 30. Read the full story Sony's game group grows revenue 27% in Q2, sells 3.9 million PS4s Sony sold 3.9 million PlayStation 4 consoles in the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, and it grew game and network revenues 116 percent. Read the full story Copyright © 2018 VentureBeat, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive regularly curated content from VentureBeat and VB's Partners. VentureBeat 500 Sansome Street Suite B102 San Francisco, California 94111 Add us to your address book Update your subscription status below: Update what VB content you'd like to receive or remove me from all VB content.