Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius summons 5 million players in the West
Final Fantasy’s latest mobile adventure is off to a good start after expanding outside of Japan. Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, a free-to-play role-playing game from...
Why the Super Nintendo would turn yellow and other SNES trivia
Let’s get this week started by taking a fun look at one of the greatest pieces of gaming hardware ever. YouTube channel Did You...
Exploring the brave new world of game influencers at GamesBeat 2016
Traditional media has been bypassed. A new cadre of influencers from YouTube, Twitch, and even esports teams are providing a new channels to reach...
Vungle has grown video ad revenue by 400 percent in China since 2015
China has become a critical market for mobile app and game companies, and video-ad firm Vungle has helped them monetize there. Vungle chief executive...
Pokémon Go creator John Hanke talks game’s success and future at Comic-Con
(Reuters) — The creator of the wildly popular Pokémon Go gaming app received the celebrity treatment on Sunday at the final day of San Diego’s...
Why it’s hard to go from building games on console to mobile
It’s exceedingly hard to take a hit game franchise on consoles and make it successful on mobile devices. Pokémon Go has made that seem easy, but...
GamesBeat 2016 explores how to make games accessible, the Blizzard way
When it comes to making mass market games, few companies succeed like Blizzard Entertainment. The division of Activision Blizzard released its Overwatch first-person shooter...
Microsoft exclusive ReCore strives to be light but meaningful
ReCore is one of Microsoft’s biggest exclusives for the rest of year. It comes out on September 13 for Xbox One and PC. Exclusives...
Syrian children hold Pokémon Go photos to say ‘come save me’
As the Pokémon Go frenzy continues, children in civil war-torn Syria are asking the world to consider their plight when hunting for Pikachus, Zubats, and Charmanders....
Hearthstone’s D&D, Magic vet Mike Donais dishes on designing Blizzard’s market-leading giant
Mike Donais knows a thing or two about card games. After all, he worked on the granddaddy of them all — Magic: The Gathering....