How Zynga looks for the right game companies to acquire
When Zynga sold its San Francisco headquarters for $600 million in May, the social mobile game company received a lot of fresh gunpower for...
How a seasoned investment team looks at esports hype
There’s a lot of hype in esports. But there’s also a lot of growth. Lots of investors have jumped on the bandwagon in the...
Akamai: Fortnite ransomware scams should force developers and gamers to think about security
The game industry has long been a target for cybercriminals, and so it was no surprise in the past couple weeks to see the...
Munich’s Zeuz offloads multiplayer infrastructure to ‘backend badasses’
Munich’s Zeuz wants to be the “backend badass” of games. That means it tackles the issues related to keeping an online multiplayer game operating...
Medal.tv raises $9 million for short-form gaming videos
Medal.tv said it has raised $9 million in funding for short-form videos that have become a big means of self-expression in the social media...
The DeanBeat: A tragic but almost necessary meltdown for the game industry
It was a tragic week for the industry. Women in the game industry, fed up with sexual assault, rape, and abuse, named a half-dozen...
Devcom perspectives: The uncomfortable and familiar topic of video game violence
It has been a tense and horrifying year of mass shootings in the U.S., with the blame falling on many issues, including President Donald...
FXhome launches HitFilm Express video editing tool with tutorials for creating gameplay videos
FXhome said it made a significant update to its popular HitFilm Express, the free version of the company’s advanced editing, special effects, and compositing...
Netgear unveils Orbi and Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 routers, Meural II digital picture frames
Netgear is unveiling a number of connected products at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week, from an Orbi router with faster Wi-Fi...
Blockchain startup Dapp.com raises $1 million for decentralized app distribution
Blockchain startup Dapp.com, which describes itself as the world’s largest analytics and distribution platform for dapps (decentralized apps), has raised $1 million in funding...