Sensor Tower: Mobile game revenue grew 18% in the first half of 2021
Consumers have spent a lot more on mobile gaming so far this year. Mobile game revenues hit $44.7 billion in the first half of...
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile platform
Qualcomm unveiled a number of 5G semiconductor products today for the virtual Mobile World Congress event, including an upgrade to the chipmaker’s flagship Snapdragon...
Loco raises $9M for esports and game livestreaming in India
Loco has raised $9 million in seed funding to enable esports and game livestreaming in India. The new investment will fuel the Mumbai company’s...
Toya’s Miraculous Ladybug gets 100M plays on Roblox
Toya Studio and Zag Games said that their Roblox game Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir has exceeded 100 million plays in just...
The RetroBeat: Now is a good time to play the first Metroid
If you’re a Metroid fan like me, then you’re probably pumped for Metroid: Dread. But you can play an older game from the series...
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...