Riot Games sells cancer patient’s LoL character skin for charity
A cancer patient had a dream to make his own League of Legends skin, or customized character appearance. Contacted through Make-A-Wish Foundation, Riot Games...
The DeanBeat: ArenaNet’s disaster sends shock waves into gaming
I was on vacation last week, hanging out with my extended family and playing a few games on my aging iPhone 6, my Nintendo...
Smaato: Media, retailers, and automotive are the top advertisers in mobile games
Smaato analyzed its data from its real-time advertising platform, and it came up with the top advertisers who spend the most money on ads...
Otoy’s RNDR brings sophisticated graphics rendering to masses via blockchain
We all love the great images and special effects in our favorite films, video games, and animated TV shows. But it’s still a pretty...
AR companies have grown 50% since the end of 2017
The augmented reality ecosystem continued to grow in the first half of 2018, with the number of AR companies having grown 50 percent to...
Warner Bros. picks up Plexchat for social gaming
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is adding a social element to its mobile game business with the acquisition of Plexchat, a social gaming startup that...
Fortnite has a $100 million esports warchest, and here’s its first official tournament
Epic Games announced today that it will give away $8 million in prize money for its first major Fortnite esports competition, the first of...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery rolls out on mobile to Hong Kong and Taiwan
Will Harry Potter prosper in Asia? That question is at hand as Jam City launches its Western hit mobile game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, in...
Why Trism 2 took Steve Demeter 10 years to make
A decade ago, Steve Demeter created Trism for the App Store, and the simple match-3 mobile game with triangles became one of the early...
Kik commits $3 million to developer program for its Kin cryptocurrency
Kik, through the Kin Ecosystem Foundation, wants to foster more usage of and innovation around its cryptocurrency, and so the foundation will give up to 25 developers a total of about $3 million in the currency to develop new apps or games.