Unique Network will provide NFT platform for UN climate program
The United Nations is getting into the hot category of blockchain-based nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. Unique Network announced that the UN has selected its...
Amber gets a new CEO as it goes global with game dev outsourcing
Former Keywords Studios executive Jaime Gine will become the new CEO of Amber, a game development services firm based in Bucharest, Romania. Former CEO...
Beep-Beep: Bandai Namco is launching a Star Wars R2-D2 Tamagotchi
Bandai America unveiled its first collaboration with Lucasfilm: a Star Wars R2-D2 Tamagotchi virtual pet toy. That means your favorite droid from Star Wars will...
8BitDo launches new Xbox media remotes
The new generation of gaming consoles are great at playing games, but they are also excellent media devices. And peripheral manufacturer 8BitDo is launching...
US Cyber Games and TikTok turn cybersecurity into an esport
Cybersecurity is a big international priority, and to get more people into it, the U.S. government and industry are turning it into an esport....
Plarium buys Finland’s mobile studio Futureplay to expand into casual games
Plarium’s games have 390 million midcore mobile and PC players, and now it is expanding into the casual sector with an agreement to buy...
Nintendo and Sony are playing different games when it comes to TV advertising
Nintendo flat-out dominated video game national TV advertising for the first half of 2021. But depending on your programming of choice, you may not...
What gaming can teach the movie industry about fan engagement
Over the years, movies and gaming have developed a symbiotic relationship that permits their combined appeal to become greater than the sum of their...
The DeanBeat: Activision Blizzard is losing the PR war
The sex discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard is going to be a real nightmare for all parties involved, and my heart goes out to...
Maliyo Games sets up game dev boot camp with Google in Africa
Gaming has a lot of promise in Africa, but it has been slower to develop there than it has elsewhere. To boost its fortunes,...