George Orwell’s Animal Farm interview — Making a game inspired by totalitarian oppression
George Orwell’s Animal Farm debuts today as a PC and mobile game based on a classic work of literature. The game was made by...
Zynga’s Rollic division buys Onnect game for $6 million
Zynga recently acquired Turkey’s Rollic for $168 million, and now Rollic is turning around and buying the matching game Onnect from Chef Game Studio...
App Annie: Mobile game and app spending will grow 25% to $112 billion in 2020
Mobile game and app spending will grow 25% to $112 billion in 2020, according to year-end estimates from mobile data and analytics researcher App Annie....
Salad Technologies raises $3.2 million so you can reap rewards from your PC’s idle time
Salad Technologies has raised $3.2 million to help you earn rewards from your PC’s idle time. You can then use those rewards to buy...
Vorhaus Advisors: 63% of gamers want virtual goods with real-world value
Sixty-three percent of gamers say they would spend more if virtual goods had real-world value,and could be traded or sold. And 64% say they...
Cyan’s original Myst debuts on the Oculus Quest 2
It’s hard to believe that I played the original Myst on a PC with a CD-ROM drive about 27 years ago. And last night,...
Bigger Games raises $6 million as Turkey’s startup market heats up
Bigger Games has raised $6 million to make mobile games as Turkey’s startup market continues to grow. This is predictable, as Zynga has acquired...
Mojo Vision teams up with optics leader Menicon to develop AR contact lenses
Mojo Vision has developed prototypes for contact lenses that enable people to see augmented reality images as overlays on the real world. And now...
Facebook launches $10 million Black Gaming Creator Program
Facebook Gaming announced today the launch of the Black Gaming Creator Program, with $10 million in funding over the next two years. The effort...
Aglet raises $4.5 million to make a mobile game out of sneakers
Aglet is not your run-of-the-million gaming startup, or shopping startup, or sneaker startup. In fact, it’s hard to classify, but that may be why...