Tilting Point raises $235M for progressive publishing for mobile games
Tilting Point has raised $235 million to fuel its business of acquiring users for free-to-play mobile games. That’s a huge round and a vote...
Tencent’s TiMi opens third North American triple-A game studio in Montreal
TiMi Studio Group has opened a new triple-A game studio in Montreal. It’s the third such dev outpost that the Tencent-owned entity has started...
GDC starts today with over 550 virtual talks on game development
The Game Developers Conference kicks off today as a virtual event featuring more than 550 talks on game development from Monday through Friday. And...
Scopely invests $50M in 3 European mobile game studios
Scopely has invested $50 million in three European mobile game studios: Omnidrone, Pixel Toys, and Tag Games. These strategic investments support long-term commitments to...
Volley’s Magic Word is a voice-based puzzle game on Google Assistant
Volley has embraced the new kind of gameplay possible with voice-based games, and today it’s introducing Magic Word, an immersive puzzle game on Google...
A 16 year old takes his shot at Roblox fame as a native game maker
Ammon Runger has been playing games on Roblox since he was 10. Then he started making games. And like many others building games on...
Apple’s IDFA changes are already changing game design and monetization
When Apple updated its ad tracking ID from opt-out to opt-in with the launch of iOS 14.5 in April, the industry’s primary concern was...
June 2021 NPD: Xbox and Switch outsell the competition
Hardware sales had a huge month in the United States in June. Consumers snapped up $401 million in new consoles, which is up 112%...
June 2021 NPD: Ratchet & Clank and Mario Golf set franchise records
Video games have maintained their sales momentum even as summer began in earnest in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
SwissGames promotes indie delegation at GDC
All around the world, countries are learning to value their game industries and promote them. Switzerland hopes to be one of the next to...