RankR gives esports a single hub for news, rankings, and tournaments
Competitive gamers have a new tool that can make organizing and following their scene easier. Esports Access announced today the launch of RankR, a...
The game industry has an abundance of talent in 2016
I’ve been in the online media, mobile and games industry for 23 years, and in 2009 , I witnessed the first major change for...
DICE Summit to highlight game gods Hideo Kojima, Todd Howard, and Sid Meier
Even though they let people like me into it, the DICE Summit is perhaps the most elite event in the game industry. It features talks from...
Street Fighter V shows how Capcom wants to make fighting games — and players — better
Eight years ago, I sat in a hotel room with Seth Killian, then the community manager at Capcom, where he had invited me to get an...
Hulu launches universal Windows 10 app with Cortana support for smartphones, tablets, and PCs
Hulu today launched a universal Windows 10 app for smartphones, tablets, and PCs, with support for Cortana and Live Tiles. You can download the...
Players who buy once are six times more likely to buy again in mobile games
Mobile gamers who make one purchase are six times more likely to make another one, according to analytics and in-app purchase company Soomla. That’s...
Sony’s GSN Games acquires rival U.K. social casino slots studio Plumbee
Sony’s GSN Games has acquired rival social casino studio Plumbee for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is a sign of further consolidation in the social...
Why Zynga founder Mark Pincus is confident about the former juggernaut’s turnaround
Social mobile gaming company Zynga made Wall Street investors cringe this week. It beat earnings expectations in its fourth fiscal quarter earnings report on Wednesday, but...
Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett paves a new way for female heroes
Lara Croft and video game writer Rhianna Pratchett share more than a few traits. The hero of the Tomb Raider series and the writer...
Trophies and achievements are a great way to make old games exciting again
I just spend dozens of hours playing a 20-year-old video game I haven’t laid eyes on in quite some time, all because I wanted...