Gameloft acquires SongPop music trivia game maker FreshPlanet
Vivendi‘s Gameloft mobile gaming division has agreed to acquire FreshPlanet, the maker of the SongPop mobile games, for an undisclosed price. New York-based FreshPlanet...
Esports pioneer Alexander Garfield raises $9 million for Popdog’s competitive gaming services
Esports pioneer Alexander Garfield has started Popdog, which is developing products and services to help brands and other companies get into esports and gaming...
Cloud gaming startup Blade gets funding from cable operator Charter Communications
Game startup Blade said it has raised a new round of funding for its Shadow cloud gaming service from U.S. cable provider Charter Communications. The new...
Master Chief’s guardian, Bonnie Ross, talks about Halo and diversity
Even Master Chief, the hero of the Halo universe, needs a guardian. And Bonnie Ross, Microsoft’s corporate vice president and head of 343 Industries, has been...
Bonnie Ross, the ‘Halo boss,’ to be inducted into game industry Hall of Fame
Bonnie Ross is the Halo boss, and for that, she is being inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Ross...
Zspace unveils laptop that enables easy AR/VR interaction
Zspace has dedicated itself to “spatial content,” and today it is unveiling a laptop targeted at kids that lets them easily interact with augmented...
Atari and Animoca Brands will do blockchain-based Rollercoaster Tycoon and Goon Squad games
Atari and Animoca Brands have teamed up to make blockchain versions of Atari‘s classic RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch and Goon Squad games. Blockchain, the secure...
FreakOut Holdings acquires video monetization firm Playwire
Japan’s FreakOut Holdings has acquired Playwire, an internet video company that provides free and paid video players for independent video publishers. Tokyo-based FreakOut Holdings...
More GamesBeat Summit 2019 speakers: Brock Pierce, Jen MacLean, and Kevin Chou
GamesBeat Summit 2019 will take place in Los Angeles at the Two Bit Circus, a “micro-amusement park” that’s like an arcade meets Ready Player...
Playgroundz: The Leisure Economy rises with mobile esports, female gamers, and influencers
Most gamers dream about being Ninja, a video gamer who became the No. 1 social “influencer” in sports — beating out Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar,...