Roblox bookings grow 35% to $665.5M for Q2 2021
Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $665.5 million, up 35% from the...
Raw Fury has a new majority owner in Altor
Raw Fury announced today that the private equity firm Altor has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Swedish publisher. “It’s very much...
Immutable’s Guild of the Guardians NFT game teams up with NRG Esports
Immutable has established an alliance with NRG Esports to create nonfungible token (NFT) collectibles for the upcoming Guild of the Guardian’s mobile RPG. The...
The RetroBeat: Doom 64 proves old shooters are still great
As happens more and more often these days, I felt myself burned out from in-game dialogue, text, and other passive storytelling devices. Don’t get...
Kalam Labs raises $450K for its livestreaming platform for educational games
Kalam Labs has raised a preseed round of $450,000 in funding for its livestreaming platform for educational games. The platform from Kalam Labs is...
The DeanBeat: Nexon pushes back at analysts by refusing to give game launch dates
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told investors during an earnings call Wednesday that he would not give launch dates for highly anticipated releases of KartRider:...
The Grand Masters at Kings of Games raise money for Chess Universe
Kings of Games, a startup that two chess Grand Masters created, has raised a funding round for its Chess Universe game. The Ljubljana, Slovenia-based...
Angry Birds maker Rovio will buy hypercasual studio Ruby Games
Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment has agreed to acquire hypercasual game studio Ruby Games, a Turkish studio that’s the creator of the hit game...
Tapjoy: U.S. mobile gaming parents are an engaged target for advertisers
Today’s game-playing parents are heavily engaged with mobile games regardless of pandemic conditions, and they did more mobile shopping during the pandemic and plan...
Razer makes a software move with Cortex instant games tournament platform
Razer is launching its Cortex Instant Games Tournaments to enable players to compete with each other in casual games. Razer has built a brand...