The DeanBeat: Social numbers show who won the virtual E3 2021
I always like to pick my favorites from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and I listed what I liked best at the all-digital E3...
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney: Game companies say they love innovation but resist creators at every turn
Owen Mahoney has grown skeptical of people who say they love innovation but fail to support creative people. The Nexon CEO brought this up...
Boom Corp. raises $1.8M to make social games like Boom Slingers
Boom Corp. has raised $1.8 million in seed funding to develop social games that bring people together, much like the company’s first title, Boom...
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 HD is almost a great Nintendo Switch game
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was always a wonderful fit on handheld gaming devices. That was true even before portables were powerful enough to replicate...
EA Originals shows the value of ‘smaller’ games for big publishers
EA is one of the biggest game publishers in the world, but it has taken an interest in “smaller” games. Sure, titles like Madden...
EA’s $1.4B Playdemic purchase strengthens its mobile strategy
Electronic Arts has acquired Golf Clash creator Playdemic from WarnerMedia for $1.4 billion in cash as EA shores up its sports game portfolio. That’s...
Cloud gaming monetization keeps evolving
Cloud gaming tech has significant potential to upset established video game monetization models. We’re seeing stark parallels with established streaming models, like with the...
GXC raises $4.73M for game community feedback tools
Global game platform GXC has raised $4.73 million in funding to fund multiple game services, including community feedback tools for mobile game makers. GXC...
Akamai: Cyberattacks on gaming grew 340% in pandemic
Gaming faced the highest growth in cyberattacks during the pandemic, according to a report by Akamai Security Research. The report showed that “relentless” web...
How playable ads can help acquire users
Playable ads have exploded in popularity over the past few years as a powerful format for game developers to attract and acquire new users....