Drake Star Partners: Game deals have reached a record $49B in 2021
In the first five months of 2021, the game industry has already set a record for the amount of deals in a year, with...
PrizePool raises $10M to reward people who save
PrizePool has created prize-linked savings accounts, and it has raised $10 million to help further its gamification of savings. The San Francisco-based PrizePool’s mission...
Valorant reaches 14M active players and 500M games played
Riot Games said that its first-person shooter Valorant has reached 14 million monthly active PC players and half a billion games played in its...
Pokerface maker Comunix raises $30M for social mobile games
Comunix, the maker of the hit game Pokerface, has raised $30 million in funding to reinvent social gaming experiences. Pokerface is a Texas Hold’em...
The business impact of video game cheaters and pirates — and how to fight back (VB Live)
Presented by Denuvo Whether you’re a big studio or indie developer, piracy, app cloning, and cheating has a direct impact on your revenue. Join...
Team Liquid and Garena unveil Free Fire community tournament in the U.S.
Team Liquid and Garena have announced their first Free Fire community tournament in the U.S. The move is part of a plan to make...
Randy Pitchford: Creating LGBTQ+ understanding through games
Representation in media matters and video games are the new frontier for the push for diversifying our entertainment. Gearbox Software reinforced that as its...
Hackers target mobile gaming as PC, console devs seal their vulnerabilities
Many game genres, such as e-sports, real-time strategy games, and MOBAs, have been under increasing threat from advanced cheaters and hackers. The game industry...
The RetroBeat: 5 other Sonic games that should be on Sonic Origins
Earlier this week, Sega announced Sonic Origins, a new retro compilation that will include Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog...
Tencent seeks the best indies for Games Without Borders Awards
Tencent is busy taking applications for its fourth annual Tencent Games Without Borders Awards, which celebrates the best indie games from around the world....