Blackstone will invest close to $400 million in mobile app marketer Liftoff
Financier Blackstone has agreed to invest in mobile app marketing optimization platform Liftoff. The companies aren’t saying the exact amount, but the total is...
Navi esports club launches ‘metaverse’ with DMarket in-game trading platform
Esports club Navi (also known as Natus Vincere, or “born to win”), is launching a new gaming portal, or “metaverse,” with the help of...
Enclave’s CineHome Pro offers an easy, high-end surround sound experience
A lot of gamers have been updating their home theater setup this year with the arrival of the new gaming consoles, PlayStation 5 and...
Etermax CEO: How Trivia Crack creator published 8 games during the pandemic
This year will go down as one of the toughest in history, but Argentina-based mobile game publisher Etermax performed well. During the pandemic, the...
Mobile game giant Playtika files for an IPO
Israel-based mobile gaming giant Playtika has filed for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO). Now it has a window of opportunity as gaming stocks...
Why MTG has joined the game-studio acquisition whirlwind
Modern Times Group joined the game-studio acquisition whirlwind last week with its (up to) $375 million purchase of mobile racing game maker Hutch. The...
Newzoo: U.S. gamers are in love with skins and in-game cosmetics
Skins (cosmetic add-ons that customize the look of game characters) have become a staple of modern video games like Fortnite, and 85% of U.S....
Sony offers Cyberpunk 2077 refunds and delists the game from online store
When players discovered that Cyberpunk 2077 ran like garbage on older consoles, CD Projekt Red suggested that they ask for refunds. At first, many...
What 5 billion-dollar games tell us about mobile in 2020
The mobile game industry has been one of the biggest growth sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research firm Sensor Tower estimates that the global...
Diablo: Immortal opens up for its technical alpha
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Diablo: Immortal will soon be entering a technical alpha test, making it playable to the public (albeit select members...