Ina Jang interview: How Smilegate built CrossFire into the world’s top shooter game
Ina Jang is one of the few female CEOs of a major game company. At South Korea’s Smilegate, she helped make CrossFire into the...
Sensor Tower — Call of Duty: Mobile passed 250 million downloads in 8 months
Call of Duty: Mobile has hit 250 million downloads since its debut on October 25, according to mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower. Players on...
Twitch Prime’s Crown Channel mixes gaming, pop culture, and fan interaction
Twitch’s Prime program today announced the launch of the Crown Channel, a new entertainment destination that combines gaming, pop culture, and real-time audience engagement...
Shawn Layden interview: The man with the Crash Bandicoot T-shirt
Shawn Layden was once so influential that his choice of a T-shirt determined the fate of a franchise. Back in 2015 during Sony’s PlayStation...
Mintegral launches playable ad creative platform Playturbo
Mintegral and its in-house creative studio, Mindworks, have launched playable ad platform Playturbo to help attract players to discover mobile apps and games. The...
Deloitte: Games and streaming services fight it out during pandemic
Gamers and movie watchers are binging on entertainment during the pandemic, and U.S. game companies and streaming movie services are vying to sign up...
Facebook acquires Lone Echo VR game maker Ready At Dawn
Facebook has acquired Ready At Dawn Studios, the maker of the Lone Echo series of virtual reality games as well as console games like...
Microsoft will shut down Mixer on July 22, transition users to Facebook Gaming
Microsoft said today it will shut its Mixer livestreaming service on July 22 and transition its streamers and audience to Facebook Gaming. Microsoft also...
Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges to be ‘a force for change’ in wake of Black Lives Matter protests
Apple CEO Tim Cook opened his WWDC keynote talk by addressing racism, equality, and justice. He said he recognized the pain being felt throughout...
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming October 2
Activision Publishing announced today that the all-new Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October...