Former Sony Online Entertainment chief Kelly Flock passes away
Former Sony Online Entertainment president Lewis “Kelly” Flock, a game industry leader who backed classic hits such as the original God of War and...
SuperData: Games grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 amid pandemic
The game industry grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 from $120.1 billion in 2019 as many industries shrank during the pandemic, according to...
Rewardify’s mobile games offer cash sweepstakes prizes
Rewardify is bringing the age-old enticements of cash sweepstakes to mobile games. The company is offering prizes of $5-to-$10 for players who are the...
Niantic acquires Mayhem to boost social gaming communities
Pokémon Go creator Niantic has acquired social gaming community platform Mayhem. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition is Niantic’s seventh....
Nukebox Studios aims for another hit with home decor game Room Flip
India’s Nukebox Studios is aiming for another global hit with the home design game Room Flip. The creator of Food Truck Chef and Sponge...
Ducky generates $1 million a month and 145 million plays with hypercasual games
Hypercasual games are simple games that can reach the broadest audiences on mobile devices, and they can be made almost anywhere. The latest company...
The DeanBeat: Predictions for gaming in 2021
This past year was one of the most unpredictable in all of human history. The pandemic threw off our ability to predict what will...
In its death throes, Adobe’s Flash kills off Zynga’s original FarmVille
Adobe is terminating its Flash software today, and with it will go Zynga’s original FarmVille game from 2009. That brings to an end an...
Fred Chesnais interview: On blockchain bets, Atari hotels, and shipping the VCS console
Under CEO Fred Chesnais, Atari is a company with just 28 employees. That’s pretty small for the oldest brand in video games. But during...
Yoan Fanise tells why Road 96 is DigixArt’s next big game
Yoan Fanise‘s indie DigixArt studio has made memorable games like Valiant Hearts, 11-11 Memories Retold, and Lost in Harmony. And Fanise recently revealed at...