Anki Overdrive is a kick — and this racing set shows how video games have changed toys
Chasing down Skylanders and Disney Infinity by turning toys to life on its head, Anki Overdrive’s exquisite toy cars create miniature racing battles on...
Raising the dead: 5 techniques for bringing back inactive players
In the war for the dollars and souls of players in mobile gaming, major publishers fight epic battles. Beautiful women lead troops to battle,...
China doesn’t want your games
Most of you reading this post do not need me to tell you that the Chinese game market is worth around $15 billion and year-over-year growth is at an astonishing rate of 100 percent (iresearch Q1, 2015).
Disney Infinity 3.0: a Toy Box guide for new players
Disney Infinity truly begins when the adventure mode ends. Disney Infinity 3.0’s adventure mode is unlikely to offer value for money on its own....
How to make a killer daily fantasy sports football roster on DraftKings and FanDuel
Daily fantasy sports have been growing exponentially in the last five years, largely thanks to two sites: FanDuel and DraftKings. In a Fortune report...
Baldur’s Gate’s future goes back into Dungeons & Dragons’ past
Making Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear is like a trip of “back … to the future” for the artists, writers, and designers at Beamdog...
King’s new monetization trend revealed: How some games are giving old selling tricks a new twist
As a user experience designer for games, I keep a close watch on new trends and apps with cutting edge marketing and consumer psychology principles...
Xbox One dominated game industry TV ads with NFL integration
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 and...
Star Wars has a new ‘Old Man of the Empire’ in Kabam’s Uprising
Governor Adelhard understands the dangers of democracy, the chaos and corruption that came during The Old Republic. He believes in the Galactic Empire, in...
Star Wars’ next Grand Admiral Thrawn comes from Kabam: Deathstick
Daniel Erickson’s eyes gleam from across the table. The director is deep into a discussion of his company’s biggest, most ambitious project yet —...