Fingersoft’s Hill Climb Racing 2 mobile game surpasses 40 million downloads
Fingersoft’s Hill Climb Racing 2 has been downloaded more than 40 million times in less than two months. That’s a pretty big deal for the...
Tennis legend Andre Agassi’s investment Square Panda blends fun games and digital education
Square Panda is trying to walk the lines between fun and learning — and between the digital and the physical. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company has...
Ashley Judd scorches the game industry for profiting from misogyny
Actress Ashley Judd made news today at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., for her performance that skewered President Donald Trump. But she also...
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...