Zynga and Will.i.am will help raise $5 million for education
Mobile game publisher Zynga has partnered with Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am and his I.am Angel Foundation to help raise $5 million in donations...
Nintendo reveals new Switch with red and blue Mario colors
Nintendo is launching a special edition of its Switch console to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. The publisher revealed the red...
Bowser’s Fury looks like an ambitious addition to Super Mario 3D World
We’ve known for some time that Super Mario 3D World‘s Switch port would come with a new campaign, Bowser’s Fury. Now we have an...
Arcade1Up reveals Killer Instinct, X-Men, and Dragon’s Lair home cabinets
Arcade1Up is a leading name in the home arcade market, and the company has announced three new cabinets today during the Consumer Electronics Show....
IronSource acquires ad measurement firm Soomla
IronSource, a major advertising tech firm for mobile games and apps, has acquired ad-quality insights platform Soomla. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Hypercasual mobile game trends to watch in 2021
Hypercasual is one of the most talked-about genres in mobile gaming. It took off at an unprecedented rate with Flappy Bird going viral in...
The RetroBeat: Dragon Quest V is a marriage made in retro-JRPG heaven
My discovery of the Dragon Quest franchise was one of my few happy happenstances of 2020. For decades, I convinced myself that I just...
FTC: Tapjoy’s deception settlement has implications for Apple and Google
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has settled allegations that Tapjoy misled its customers and game developers over rewards promised for completing its...
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) Nintendo consoles
Nintendo has made some of the most iconic consoles of all time. Now it is up to us to rank them the only way...
Roblox raises $520 million at $29.5 billion valuation, will go public through direct listing
User-generated game platform Roblox has raised $520 million in a new round of funding, and it will still go public through a direct listing where...