VR basketball app Gym Class raises $8M ahead of fall launch
Gym Class, a VR-basketball app, today announced it has closed an $8 million round of funding. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led the round, with participation...
Hohokum developers on bringing former PlayStation exclusive to Steam
One of the surprise reveals at last week’s Annapurna Interactive Showcase was the PC release of Hohokum. GamesBeat spoke with the game’s creators Richard...
Kaser Focus: Concerning Fire Emblem Warriors
Yeah, I’m going to talk about Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes — only a little bit late. I got the game on launch day,...
StreamElements: Mobile games are growing on YouTube but not Twitch
StreamElements released its latest monthly report, covering the state of streaming in June. According to this report, YouTube Gaming and Twitch are starting to...
Backbone launches a licensed PlayStation-style controller for iPhone
Backbone, the company behind the iPhone controller attachment of the same name, announced its newest product: A PlayStation-branded version. The new BackBone One PlayStation...
Annapurna reveals dinos and cowgirl mecha in latest showcase
Annapurna held its latest show today, revealing new games and giving updates on upcoming titles. The Annapurna Interactive Showcase revealed a few new titles,...
Prime Gaming adds Starcraft and Zak McKracken to August games lineup
Amazon revealed which games it’s offering for free to Prime subscribers in August, both through Prime Gaming and through its Luna channel. Prime Gaming...
Players’ Lounge raises $10.5M in funding, plans future expansion
Players’ Lounge, the prize-based gaming platform, announced it has closed its Series A round of funding, where it raised $10.5 million. It plans to...
Snapchat launches AR horror game Ghost Phone
Snap revealed its newest game, Ghost Phone. According to the company, Ghost Phone incorporates Snap’s world-scan tech to make an augmented reality horror title....
Newzoo: Games likely won’t hit $200B in 2022, but the future looks bright
Newzoo released a modified Global Games Market report today with a slightly less optimistic prediction of the industry’s 2022 revenues. However, the report overall...