Why Japan’s arcades are its game industry’s cutting-edge labs
Arcades aren’t what they used to be, especially in the West. They’re looked upon as places for retro nostalgia, not where you’ll find some...
Curse voice app adds video calls and screen sharing
Amazon’s Twitch game-livestreaming division acquired voice chat firm Curse back in August. Now Curse is launching a major update for its voice-over-internet-protocol app with...
Mobile ad growth helps Glispa raise profits in 2016
Glispa, the mobile performance marketing and ad tech company, grew rapidly in 2016, as mobile ad spending overtook desktop spending for the first time....
PewDiePie threatens to quit YouTube over claims of sabotage
Video star PewDiePie said in a bizarre rant that he believes YouTube is sabotaging his channel. The Swedish YouTuber also said that he will...
Inside Square Enix’s Tokyo HQ: the house that Final Fantasy built
Square Enix’s mission is to spread happiness across the globe with unforgettable experiences. The Japanese company has done that with the Final Fantasy series,...
Former White House games adviser joins board of Games for Change
Games for Change, a nonprofit group advocating video games for social impact, has announced three new board members, including Mark DeLoura, a former senior...
After a decade of waiting, you can watch the opening moments of The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian has been in the works at Gen Design and Sony’s Japan Studio for a decade. It finally hits retail Tuesday on...
Native ads generate clicks at up to 40 percent higher rate than other mobile ads
When it comes to clicking on mobile ads and spending money in mobile games, native ads come out on top. In fact, user-acquisition campaigns...
Square Enix’s mocap studio can capture and display an actor’s movements in real time
TOKYO — Video games like Final Fantasy XV have stunningly realistic visuals of human faces and bodies. Drawing those kinds of images by hand and animating...
How Nokia broke into virtual reality with its Ozo camera
Nokia has been searching for new businesses to break into ever since it retreated from the smartphone business. And after a few years of...