RuneScape publisher Jagex acquired by The Carlyle Group for at least $530 million
Investment firm The Carlyle Group has acquired RuneScape publisher Jagex for at least $530 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Daily...
JetPlay’s Ludo AI platform accelerates game concept creation
JetPlay has launched Ludo, a game creation platform that uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the creative process. The Seattle-based JetPlay has launched the open...
IMVU relaunches as Together Labs, raises $35 million
IMVU has relaunched as Together Labs and raised $35 million from Structural Capital, NetEase, and other investors. Together Labs has also launched a new...
The DeanBeat: What Ready Player Two tells us about the metaverse
I was a fanboy for Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One book and the 2018 Steven Spielberg movie based on it. And so when the...
Amazon Web Services’ insights into gaming for 2021
No one has a bird’s eye view of the game industry like Amazon. The company’s Amazon Web Services division provides online services for 90%...
Former EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming as Unity SVP of sports and live entertainment
Peter Moore made his mark on video games as one of the top bosses at Electronic Arts, Microsoft Xbox, and Sega of America. And...
Devsisters launches Cookie Run: Kingdom mobile RPG
Devsisters is launching Cookie Run: Kingdom today as the latest title in a franchise that has had more than 100 million downloads. It’s a...
Rival Peak interactive reality show hits 22 million views
The game-like interactive reality show Rival Peak has turned into a hit on Facebook, with more than 22 million views of the first six...
Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10 million and launches Opera Gaming division
Web browser maker Opera has acquired YoYo Games, the maker of the GameMaker Studio 2 game engine, for $10 million, and it has also...
Tilting Point opens a mobile game studio in Russia
Tilting Point has opened a new studio in St. Petersburg, Russia, as part of its effort to establish a multidisciplinary team to work on...