StreamElements helps brands work with livestream content creators more efficiently
StreamElements has partnered with Magic: The Gathering maker Wizards of the Coast to launch SE.CAP, what it says is an integrated influencer marketing platform...
Storm8’s journey from a Facebook gaming startup to a $300 million acquisition
Storm8‘s years of making mobile games paid off this week when Stillfront Group agreed to buy the Redwood City, California-based company for $300 million...
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners debuts as marquee VR game
Skydance Interactive and Skybound Entertainment have launched The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners as the latest high-profile virtual reality survival horror game. Skydance Interactive,...
Quantum Tech: esports investing hit $1 billion in 2019, revenues could be $4 billion in 2022
Quantum Tech Partners, a gaming-focused advisory group for financial deals, said in its first report that folks and firms invested $1 billion in the...
Scopely acquires Disney’s FoxNext Games, maker of Marvel Strike Force
Scopely, the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, announced that it has acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles from Disney. Disney...
100 Thieves opens esports training compound in L.A. to lure top players
100 Thieves has opened its esports training compound and headquarters in Los Angeles as the team strives to be competitive in the long-term battle...
Niantic drove $249 million in tourism revenue with its walking events in 2019
Niantic has revealed details of its lineup of event locations for its walking games (Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Ingress) for 2020....
PlayVS brings Fortnite to high school and college esports tournaments
PlayVS will bring organized Fortnite competitions to high schools and colleges in the U.S. PlayVS already uses its software platform to organize popular esports...
Yandex: Russian game market doubled in five years to $2 billion
The Russian game market more than doubled in the past five years to more than $2 billion in 2019, according to Yandex.Checkout, a Russian...
Tencent makes $148 million offer to acquire all shares of Dune developer Funcom
China’s Tencent has made a $148 million offer the acquire all the shares of Funcom, maker of the Conan Exiles and Age of Conan...