Supercell 2017 results: $810 million in profit, $2 billion in revenue — without a new game
Supercell announced that it earned a profit of $810 million on revenues of $2.029 billion in 2017. That’s an enviable financial accomplishment for a...
Unity ratchets up its marketing to game developers — without a GDC booth
Unity Technologies is spending more time and money delivering its message to game developers during the upcoming Game Developers Conference, but it will do...
Singular: Snapchat and Twitter show better returns for mobile marketers
Singular has created its second annual index of the best return-on-investment (ROI) for mobile ads, and it has a few surprises. Snapchat showed up...
Vainglory 5v5: Mobile esports won’t be a stepchild to PC MOBAs anymore
Vainglory is launching its free update for five-versus-five multiplayer play in its multiplayer online battle arena game today. Before now, the mobile game could...
Sliver.tv raises $20 million in ICO presale to improve esports streaming
Sliver.tv has raised $20 million in a public initial coin offering (ICO) for a cryptocurrency that is aimed at improving the bandwidth available for...
Assassin’s Creed: Origins pushes Ubisoft to $889.4 million in sales for holiday quarter
Ubisoft reported that Assassin’s Creed: Origins gained a following with players during the holiday quarter, pushing the French video game publisher to $889.4 million...
AMD releases first Ryzen-Vega combo chips for desktops
Advanced Micro Devices released the first Ryzen chips that combine graphics with a central processing unit (CPU) for desktop computers. The accelerated processing units...
IGDA appoints Jen MacLean as permanent exec director, adds new board members
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has promoted Jen MacLean as its permanent executive director for the world’s largest organization serving game creators. MacLean...
Quarterback unveils engagement and monetization platform for esports players
Quarterback has launched a platform that brings professional esports players and their fans together, helping the player monetize and engage with their fans better. Market...
Nvidia CEO: Cryptocurrency mining drove a spike in graphics-chip sales
Nvidia reported better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter that ended on January 31. The company said it’s earning non-GAAP revenues of $1.72 a...