AET Fund adds new gaming and entertainment startups to $50 million fund
The Akatsuki Entertainment Technology (AET) Fund, the venture capital arm of entertainment and gaming company Akatsuki, announced new investments as part of its $50...
Tetris-Hello Kitty crossover might be the cutest Tetris ever
I hope you’re ready for even more Tetris. Hot off the success of the trippy PlayStation 4 exclusive Tetris Effect and the chaotic battle...
Kickstarter game projects top $1 billion, with tabletop making up 69% of pledges
Games represent one of the biggest categories on Kickstarter, and it looks like it’ll stay that way. Today, the crowdfunding site announced that gaming...
Gears 5 multiplayer to debut in new Eleague TV series on TBS
Microsoft is betting big on Gears 5’s esports potential. During the latest episode of Inside Xbox (Microsoft’s online series on Xbox news), the company...
Sensor Tower: Supercell’s Brawl Stars earns $200 million in its first four months
The year got off to a great start for mobile developer Supercell. According to mobile research firm Sensor Tower, the studio made $200 million from Brawl...
Journey to the Savage Planet is a cheeky sci-fi romp packed with secrets
Alex Hutchinson is terrified of any game that asks him to spend hundreds of hours on it. So instead of making a time-sucking, open-world...
How Niantic is preparing for AR’s ubiquitous future
When he was a child, John Hanke was obsessed with pull-out maps from National Geographic magazines, spending hours poring over names and topographic features....
How Control breaks away from Remedy’s past
For its latest game, Remedy Entertainment followed a simple mantra: “Let’s get weird.” The Finland-based developer has always had a fascination with the supernatural,...
Video: How Elastic Games created its love letter to ’90s horror films
Presented by Intel When the developers at Elastic Games set out to make Last Year: The Nightmare, they had one goal in mind: to...
Epic Games Store Q&A tackles China, Metro Exodus backlash, and mature games
The Epic Games Store is gaining momentum with PC developers. But even with its popularity (due to its 88 percent revenue share model), some...