Chukong launches live operations platform for Cocos2d game engine used by 2,700 games
Chukong USA, a division of China’s Chukong Technologies, said it is launching a live operations platform for the Cocos2d-x game engine that is used...
Logitech cranks out a 25% faster mechanical keyboard for gamers
Logitech is announcing today its Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum TKL, a mechanical keyboard that has no “ten key” section on the side. Designed by the...
Microsoft cuts out the microtransactions from Project Spark game-creation engine
Microsoft said tonight that it will transition Project Spark from a free-to-play microtransaction game to a “free and open creation engine.” Starting on October 5,...
Analyst Michael Pachter predicts a slow death for consoles, but he’s bullish on games
Michael Pachter predicts that the consoles will die, but it will be a very slow death over the coming years. Speaking at the Cloud...
An era closes at Zynga as FarmVille co-creator Mark Skaggs resigns
Mark Skaggs, a seasoned game designer that created hits such as FarmVille and Empires & Allies, has decided to leave Zynga after nearly seven...
GamesBeat panel examines how to raise money after the gaming boom
Raising money is a big concern for everybody in the game ecosystem, and it isn’t getting any easier. ‘ The game industry has gone...
Capy Games’ Nathan Vella shares surprising facts about the state of indie games
Nathan Vella, president and cofounder of Capy Games, has become a voice for the indies. As a publisher of indie titles, he spoke about...
EverQuest creator raises seed round to build Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
Visionary Realms wasn’t successful in its crowdfunding campaign last year to raise money for its next-generation massively multiplayer online game, Pantheon: Rise of the...
Hands-on with the chaotic Warzone multiplayer mode for Halo 5: Guardians
Microsoft is banking that the Warzone multiplayer mode in Halo 5: Guardians will be one of the big attractions that brings players back to the...
Microsoft releases bleak Halo 5: Guardians television commercial
Microsoft debuted its Halo 5: Guardians television commercial debuted tonight on NBC Sunday Night Football today. It’s a bleak snippet, as it shows the reaction...