Roblox files papers with SEC for public offering
User-generated game platform Roblox confirmed a recent report that it has filed papers today to go public on the U.S. stock market. CNBC previously reported...
The app industry’s reckoning with privacy, control, and consumer empowerment
For the first 12 years of its existence, the app industry, like many nascent markets, pursued growth by focusing primarily on investor-pleasing metrics such...
The ripple effect of the Epic Games v. Apple battle royale
It was only five years ago that Epic Games’ Josh Adam and Bill Bramer were onstage at Apple’s WWDC demoing Fortnite and talking about...
Intellivision shows off Amico’s hardware design, with a Qualcomm processor
Intellivision Entertainment showed off the hardware design of its Amico retro game console today, complete with a new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The curvy, wedge-like...
September is 2020’s biggest month so far for game industry TV ad spend
The TV advertising spree for gaming brands continued in September with a 76.35% increase in estimated spend, up to $39.5 million from August’s $22.4...
Epic loses court bid to force Apple to reinstate Fortnite in the App Store
A federal judge denied Epic Games’ request to force Apple to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store pending the results of an antitrust lawsuit. U.S....
The RetroBeat: Will we ever feel nostalgia for PS4 or Xbox One?
I was clearing up some clutter this week, and I came across my old childhood TV. This is the screen I had in my...
ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s
Microsoft this week outlined a list of 10 principles for the Microsoft Store on Windows in a not-so subtle jab at Apple and Google....
Donut Lab raises $1.6 million for Kids vs Zombies mobile game
Game studio Donut Lab has raised $1.6 million to finish making its Kids vs Zombies multiplayer shooter mobile game. The game is an example...
The DeanBeat: What’s at stake in Apple’s potentially apocalyptic IDFA changes
The Identifier for Advertisers, also known as IDFA, seems like an unlikely candidate for causing an apocalypse in mobile games, advertising, and the iPhone...