Categories Posted inin Business Beamable raises $5 million for Unity-based live game services platform Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 3 min Beamable has raised $5 million in funding to fuel its new business of providing a live services platform for game developers. The funding is... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch Posted byby Mike Minotti February 23, 2021 1 min The brands were not teasing us for nothing, hurray. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The magic behind the metaverse: In conversation with Polystream and 4J Studios Posted byby GamesBeat February 23, 2021 5 min Presented by Polystream Exploring emerging themes from VentureBeat’s Into The Metaverse event, Bruce Grove, CEO and co-founder of Polystream, and Chris Van Der Kuyl,... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Roblox plans to list shares on March 10, reports 82% revenue growth to $923 million for 2020 Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 3 min Roblox, the platform for user-generated games, will go public through a direct listing of its shares on March 10. The company also reported that... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo teases Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 port for Switch Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 22, 2021 1 min Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is probably on its way to the Nintendo Switch. Tony Hawk, Activision, Nintendo, and Crash Bandicoot all teased the... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo is holding back Zelda’s 35th anniversary because it’s marketing Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 22, 2021 2 min The Legend of Zelda turned 35 on Sunday, February 21, but Nintendo let the anniversary pass by without making much noise. If you’re a... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Blizzard leaders J. Allen Brack and Allen Adham on leaks, Reforged lessons, mobile, and more Posted byby Mike Minotti February 22, 2021 13 min Love it or hate it, Blizzard Entertainment is almost always one of the most discussed companies in gaming. It shepherds some of the biggest... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo knocks Sony off its TV ad impressions perch Posted byby Jason Wilson February 20, 2021 2 min Thanks in part to an ad that aired during the Super Bowl Kickoff Show on CBS, Nintendo led gaming industry TV ad impressions during... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business A new Nier release is dominating Japanese gaming Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 19, 2021 2 min Nier is one of those ascendant properties for publisher Square Enix. And now a new game in the series is crushing the sales charts... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hearthstone’s next expansion is Forged in the Barrens Posted byby Jason Wilson February 19, 2021 4 min Hearthstone’s next expansion is Forged in the Barrens (literally, that’s its name). It ushers in a new Standard rotation — the Year of the... Continue Reading 4 min