GamesBeat hits the road for mobile gaming events in New York and Seattle
GamesBeat is pleased to announce two free “roadshow” events on mobile gaming influencers in New York and Seattle in June. At each event, we’ll...
Overwatch hits 7 million players in its first week
Activision Blizzard has another blockbuster success. Overwatch reached 7 million players worldwide, Blizzard Entertainment said today. That’s on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. While...
Gameloft CEO reportedly stepping down after Vivendi takeover
Gameloft chief executive Michel Guillemot is expected to resign in the wake of Vivendi’s successful hostile takeover of the French mobile game publisher, according...
Watch us play Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst
We haven’t played a video game about parkour in months. It’s time to rectify that. Electronic Arts just launched the “Play First Trial” version...
Dying Light studio Techland turns success into a game publishing business
One of the best game developers around is expanding its operations into the publishing business. Techland, the Polish studio responsible for the excellent Dying...
36% of Americans over the age of 50 play video games
Gaming isn’t just a young person’s … uh, game. The Entertainment Software Association (the gaming group that puts on the yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo and...
Surgeon Simulator update takes you deep inside Donald Trump
It’s time to get up in the guts of one of the candidates for President of the United States. Developer Bossa Studios has launched...
Loot Crate digs up $18.5 million for its swag delivery service
Loot Crate, the site that sends themed, physical goodies every month to subscribers, announced today that it has received $18.5 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc., Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC.
Tenjin raises $2.5 million to figure out the ROI for mobile marketing campaigns
Mobile marketing tech startup Tenjin has raised $2.5 million from China’s NetEase Capital. The San Francisco company combines analytics, attribution, and ad network data aggregation...
Minecraft surpasses 100M copies sold as it continues conquering the world
Minecraft has reached a new milestone. Someone should build a pixelated, blocky monument to celebrate it. Developer Mojang has sold nearly 107 million copies...