What Twitch and esports can teach us about building successful media companies
From a 2011 spinoff of Justin.tv to a $1 billion acquisition by Amazon in 2014, Twitch has taken over esports viewing and led the...
Blizzard’s 25 years built bonds and friendships as well as iconic games
Blizzard Entertainment just celebrated a historic milestone — its 25th anniversary. From humble beginnings as a company porting games to the Amiga to developing...
The game industry has an abundance of talent in 2016
I’ve been in the online media, mobile and games industry for 23 years, and in 2009 , I witnessed the first major change for...
The esports industry has a lot to learn from the daily fantasy sports mess
DraftKings and FanDuel are capping off what’s been nothing short of an astonishing NFL season for daily fantasy sports. These companies hit the ground...
Publishing your game in Saudi Arabia is not as hard as you’d think
Too many misconceptions persist about how to publish mobile games in Saudi Arabia. Here are some guidelines for would-be publishers to follow. You don’t...
Big in Tehran: Inside Iran’s $140M console and PC market
I’ve chalked up 2015 revenue for the PC and console games market in Iran to approximately $140 million, based on research firm Newzoo’s latest...
Path of War is the first true ‘mobile’ strategy game
It’s kinda silly that strategy games on smartphones and tablets are, well, so static. Your forces swarm on enemy bases, but they really don’t...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Star Wars propels EA, and digital games were a $61B market in 2015
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we play 12 virtual reality games on the HTC Vive headset, one of the upcoming competitors...
Sorry, Cowherd: Heroes of the Storm returns to ESPN2 with $500K prize pool
Heroes of the Dorm may have brought in just a .1 Nielsen share last year, but the excitement — and business potential — of esports...
World Golf Tour has a new owner as Topgolf brings its ‘driving ranges on steroids’ online
You usually don’t shuffle in golf, but that’s what Topgolf is doing after acquiring a major competitor today. The operator of driving ranges and...