Xbox One smashes aside PlayStation 4, Blizzard on TV
The console crushed all it’s competitors in terms of digital attention GamesBeat has partnered with attention analytics company iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in...
Game developer Brianna Wu is officially running for Congress
Brianna Wu, a game developer who stood up for women facing harassment in the game industry, has official declared that she will run for the U.S....
Nintendo Switch projected to easily outsell the Wii U
Nintendo looks like it might avoid another console flop. Market research and consulting firm DFC forecasts that Nintendo’s upcoming Switch system will reach 40...
Talking Tom maker Outfit7 confirms it has been sold to United Luck Consortium for $1 billion
United Luck Consortium has purchased Outfit7, the maker of the wildly popular Talking Tom mobile app, for $1 billion. The buyer is not actually...
Mail.ru Group acquires Warface publishing rights for North America and Europe
Starting next month My.com, the international branch of Mail.Ru Group, will take over publishing and operations in North America and Europe for Warface, an online multiplayer video game...
Tehran will host its first regional Middle East game conference
The Middle East is awakening to the opportunities in the $91 billion game industry. Iran will host its first business-to-business video game industry event,...
December 2016 NPD: Final Fantasy XV shows it has a new recipe for franchise’s sales
It was a good month for Final Fantasy and Pokémon, but video game sales continue to see overall declines. The video game industry generated $2.8...
ModDrop hopes to reignite interest in the Torchlight games through mods
The mod-sharing platform ModDrop said it has acquired the premier Torchlight modding community site, runicgamesfansite.com (RGF). The site boasts over 20 million mods downloaded...
Super Mario Run drops from U.S. top 50 grossing iOS apps (update)
Mario is slowing down to more of a trot. Super Mario Run has dropped out of the top 50 grossing iOS apps in the U.S., according to mobile app store market intelligence group Sensor Tower. The auto-running platformer is ranked at No. 52.
Halo Wars 2 shows how The Creative Assembly is adapting its PC chops for consoles
I’ve had an awful time learning how to play real-time strategy games on consoles. RTS games are so much easier with a mouse and...