Newzoo: Esports will generate $696 million in revenues in 2017
The audiences and events for professional competitive gaming is going to continue its growth trajectory in 2017 and beyond, and this is going to...
PewDiePie’s anti-Semitic jokes show the peril of backing unpredictable influencers
Disney’s Maker Studios and YouTube have severed ties with gaming influencer Felix Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, after he posted nine videos with anti-Semitic images...
Vivid Helix launches Semispheres 2D puzzle game on PS4 and Steam
Canadian indie developer Vivid Helix is launching Semispheres on Tuesday on PlayStation 4 and Steam on the Windows PC. Semispheres is a pretty 2D...
AppsFlyer says retaining users is still a challenge for app marketers
Retaining app users over time continues to be a major challenge for app marketers, according to a new report from mobile app measurement and...
Nazara Games will invest $20 million to build Indian esports league
Nazara Games is announcing it will invest $20 million in a new esports league in India. While Nazara Games is a mobile game publisher,...
How Hatch aims to transform the way you play mobile games
Angry Birds mobile game publisher Rovio spun out an innovative startup named Hatch in November, and now that company has collected 50 partners with...
Mobile games lose their luster faster than ever
The recent launch of Super Mario Run by Nintendo set a new record, with over 40 million downloads during its first four days on...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta to speak at GamesBeat Summit 2017
Gary Whitta, the screenwriter for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will be one of our speakers at GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and...
The DeanBeat: How Berlin has become more tolerant than Trump’s America
Maybe they should move the Statue of Liberty to Berlin. Seventy-two years after the fall of Adolf Hitler, the capital city of the former Nazi...
Dungeon & Fighter in China drives Nexon above expectations
Asian online game giant Nexon reported fourth quarter revenues that were down from a year ago but exceeded the company’s own outlook. The better-than-expected...