Why Pokémon still matters 20 years later
We are now two decades removed from the start of the Pokémon fad, and I’m starting to think it is more than just a phase....
AppsFlyer ranks mobile ad networks by retention and downloads
Game and app developers need to know where to spend their precious user acquisition dollars. So they should be happy to hear that mobile...
Why one of Hearthstone’s new cards has made fans furious (update)
Hearthstone’s newest adventure, One Night in Karazhan, launches on August 11. It comes out in weekly wings over a month, eventually giving players access...
Helpful lessons developers can learn from their hardcore superfans
Developers should listen to their passionate fans. That was the main takeaway from the Catering to Gaming’s Superfans panel at the GamesBeat 2016 conference earlier...
Bossa Studios raises $1.35 million to boost online game Worlds Adrift
Bossa Studios has raised $1.35 million in funding from venture capital firm London Venture Partners. London-based Bossa is working on an ambitious massively multiplayer online...
Why the Pokémon trading card game still rocks 10 years later (updated)
In the competitive field of trading card games, few stick around long enough to make any sort of lasting impression, especially those that spawned...
Xbox One S is the right console for 2016’s messy 4K-television market
Sony and Microsoft are both trying to push console gaming into 4K, and the latest revision of the Xbox is doing that the right...
Machine Zone tops Farm Heroes, Lego Jedi, and spiritual dragons in July TV ad spend
Mobile Strike conquers July — at least in terms of TV ads. Continuing the slow summer trend, the gaming industry spent an estimated grand...
How to build a thriving games community (VB Live)
Much like the Nigerian proverb “It takes a whole village to raise a child,” it takes a thriving community for a game to reach...
Opera Mediaworks’ Will Kassoy on creating a billion ad impressions — per week
Opera Mediaworks bought mobile video ad platform AdColony in 2014. At that time, Will Kassoy’s Los Angeles company had more than 100 employees. Now,...