Skillz launches crossplatform tournament system for mobile esports
You Android gamers no longer need an iPhone to win money from Apple-device owners in mobile esports tournaments. One of the bigger mobile-esports startups...
GDC: 16% of game developers are working on VR, up from 7% a year ago
Virtual reality has the attention of game developers. A survey by the Game Developers Conference shows that 16 percent of all developers are working...
Mortal Kombat XL includes every DLC character from last year’s gory fighter
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced Mortal Kombat XL today. This new version of last year’s Mortal Kombat X includes every downloadable character released for the fighting game. It will come out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 1.
App Annie 2015: Google Play saw 100% more downloads than the iOS App Store, but Apple generated 75% more revenue
In 2015, Google Play saw 100 percent more downloads than Apple’s App Store. Double the number of downloads is a huge achievement. In 2014,...
South Korea’s Netmarble finally brings its near-$1B mobile gaming business to the U.S.
Netmarble Games has grown to nearly $1 billion in sales, but it hasn’t been well known as a game publisher in the West. That...
Bravely Second launches April 15 in the West on Nintendo 3DS
This tax day in the United States, Nintendo will have something pleasant for all of you role-playing game fans. Bravely Second: End Layer debuts...
AMD CEO says buzz and interest in VR could boost PC market in 2016
Advanced Micro Devices chief executive Lisa Su said that the “buzz and interest” in virtual reality headsets could help boost PC industry sales in 2016....
Gordon Ramsay joins Kim Kardashian in Glu Mobile’s gaming stable
Combining celebrities with existing mobile games has worked for Kim Kardashian and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now, TV chef Gordon Ramsay is getting in on the...
Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey must face breach-of-contract lawsuit, judge rules
The suit claims that Luckey took information and feedback he received from Total Recall and used it to help build what would turn into the Oculus Rift. Luckey denies these claims, and he has said that this is about other companies wanting a piece of the $2 billion that Facebook spent to acquire Oculus VR.
The Deadly Tower of Monsters is an imperfect love letter to B movies.
The Deadly Tower of Monsters has an inventive premise, but it feels like a pastiche of a much better game. Developer ACE Team cooks...