Categories Posted inin Business Google spells out consequences of Apple’s privacy push and IDFA changes Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 27, 2021 3 min Apple has prioritized user privacy over targeted advertising, and Google is spelling out today what that means for itself as well as game and... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Bowser’s Fury is a meaty 3D Mario adventure Posted byby Mike Minotti January 27, 2021 3 min When Super Mario 3D World comes to the Switch on February 12, it comes with a bonus campaign: Bowser’s Fury. So … what exactly... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Lual Mayen and Leo Olebe: You can’t be what you can’t see Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 5 min Lual Mayen is a former refugee who left Africa to become a game developer in the U.S. He has received recognition from The Game... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Plex Arcade streaming service launches with classic Atari games Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 26, 2021 1 min The home-video streaming platform Plex is getting into games with Plex Arcade. This is a new service that Plex members can use to stream... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Jason Rubin: How to find more gamers through instant and cloud games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 4 min The game industry isn’t done breaking down barriers to make games more accessible. That’s the view of Jason Rubin, vice president of play at... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Pocket Gems is saving 50% of the creative testing budget with automation Posted byby GamesBeat January 26, 2021 3 min Lower cost, greater scale, better efficiency — this is the promise of automation for mobile game marketers. To discuss the power of automation, and... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business ‘Balance that in-app economy’ and other game monetization pearls of wisdom Posted byby Jason Wilson January 26, 2021 5 min Monetization in free-to-play (F2P) and freemium games is in constant flux as the technology around it changes and evolves to better serve an increasingly... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Jam City views growth for mobile games in 2021 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 4 min Jam City president Josh Yguado said he is optimistic that the game industry can continue to grow in 2021, despite the challenge of having... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business How to keep games growing in 2021 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 4 min Last year was pretty bad for everyone, personally. But the game industry did well as people turned to games to distract themselves from reality... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xsolla launches commerce to take mobile games beyond the app stores Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 2 min Xsolla provides game developers with what it calls a “game business engine.” And now it is expanding that with a commerce solution that takes... Continue Reading 2 min