Pragma raises $12 million for backend-as-a-service for game studios
Pragma has raised $12 million to build a backend-as-a-service for game studios. Just days after Pragma unveiled its seed round in March 2020, the...
PlayStation boss reverses decision to end PlayStation 3 and Vita stores
Sony Interactive Entertainment will not close the digital stores for PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita. This is a reversal of the plans the company announced...
Deloitte: Consumers load up on subscriptions but are frustrated with fragmentation
Consumers are loading up on digital media subscriptions, with the average subscriber having four paid video streaming services per household, two paid music services,...
5 features that drive revenue for mobile games in both the U.S. and China
Many features of top-grossing mobile games help them retain and monetize players, but which are most effective and have the most significant impact? To...
The RetroBeat: QuackShot is a treasured Genesis duck tale
I’ve been spending a lot of time enjoying the Sega Genesis during 2021. That includes revisiting one of my favorite games from my childhood,...
GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the next generation — Our leader-packed agenda
GamesBeat Summit 2021 is a digital online-only event taking place on April 28 and April 29 as our third virtual conference in a year....
March 2021 NPD: PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling U.S. console ever
Video game hardware sales were up 47% in March, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That growth comes despite a surge in sales...
Mythic Quest’s Everlight episode will trigger the LARPer in you
Mythic Quest was one of the funny bright spots on Apple TV+ subscription service last year, but it was all too short, with just...
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s continued sales dominance is bad news for Mario Kart 9 hopes
As Nintendo fans begin to ponder what the company may be revealing during E3, I often see Mario Kart 9 brought up as a...
March 2021 NPD — Monster Hunter: Rise sales soar to No. 2 in the U.S.
Video games sales continue to grow as the pandemic drags on, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The March 2021 NPD game report...