PC gamers carry digital games through slow summer
Digital game sales grew 11 percent to $979 million from a year ago, according to market research SuperData. While that may seem like a...
Epic Games graphics guru Tim Sweeney headlines GamesBeat 2015
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Tim Sweeney, the chief executive of Epic Games and a game graphics pioneer for 25 years,...
Hammer & Chisel pivots to voice comm app for multiplayer mobile games
Hammer & Chisel didn’t have much luck with its pioneering iPad game, Fates Forever. It launched last year as a mobile version of the popular multiplayer...
Scientific Revenue figures out optimal prices for virtual goods in games
Setting prices and running a virtual economy is complicated. But most game developers don’t have degrees in economics. Scientific Revenue wants to offload the...
Indie dev Rami Ismail on doing good, the Indiepocalypse, and Nuclear Throne
Rami Ismail is one of the most visible independent game developers in the world. The cofounder of Utrecht, Netherlands-based Vlambeer is trying to use that...
IronSource confirms merger with mobile monetization firm Supersonic
Israeli tech firm IronSource has confirmed that it is merging with Supersonic, which specializes in user acquisition and in-app monetization for mobile apps and games. The aim is to...
Here’s what Pokémon Go will look like as a location-based mobile game
Just after announcing that it will partner with Google’s Niantic Labs location-based gaming division, Nintendo showed off what its location-based Pokémon game will look like...
Nintendo takes Pokémon into mobile gaming in partnership with Google Niantic
Nintendo is finally entering the mobile-gaming market with the launch of a new Pokémon game in partnership with Google’s Niantic Labs location-based gaming division.
Nvidia says Shield owners don’t need no stinkin’ Apple TV
Apple TV is becoming a bigger threat in the living room as it adds new gaming capabilities. But Nvidia hopes to position itself as...
Apple confirms you’ll be able to play games and other apps on new Apple TV
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple chief executive Tim Cook confirmed that the fourth-generation box will be the first Apple living room device that uses apps to...