Nintendo revenues grow 175% as Switch crosses 14.86 million consoles sold
Nintendo reported some astonishing growth numbers on the strength of its Switch hybrid mobile-home console, which sold 14.86 million units during 2017. The Japanese...
EA CEO — Star Wars: Battlefront II is a ‘learning opportunity
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson described the company’s missteps in monetization for Star Wars: Battlefront II as a “learning opportunity” in a conference call...
AMD had a strong Q4 2017, but it’s hard to tell if it’s gaining on Intel
Advanced Micro Devices reported better-than-expected revenues for its fourth quarter that ended December 31, but it’s still hard to tell if AMD is gaining...
EA is weathering Star Wars: Battlefront II selling only 9 million copies
Electronic Arts reported financials for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31 that were slightly below what analysts expected, as its marquee game, Star...
Why ex-Activision Skylanders executive is marketing Osmo’s educational games
Skylanders inaugurated the “toys to life” industry that combined physical toys and digital games. It became a billion-dollar business for Activision, and John Coyne...
Downstream.ai raises $1.5 million for AI-driven programmatic ad platform
The founders of Grow Mobile are back with a new ad tech startup called Downstream.ai. Co-CEOs Brendan Lyall and A.J. Yeakel are announcing that...
Microsoft buys live game operations startup PlayFab, will integrate into Azure
Microsoft has acquired PlayFab, a startup which accelerates game development by handling live operations and other tasks so developers can concentrate on making their...
Playchemy unveils blockchain-enabled Immortal Player Characters
Ed Annunziata is known for creating memorable games, such as Ecco the Dolphin, Jurassic Park, and Mr. Bones. And now at startup Playchemy, he...
GameMine says it is making money with its subscription mobile games
The odds are good that you haven’t heard of GameMine, which offers a catalog of 400 mobile games for a subscription fee. But the...
5 global groups aim to unite the world through games
Five global organizations are coming together for the U Festival in Ethiopia to honor the World Interfaith Harmony Week, and one of the ways...