Exploding Kittens launches Zoom-based word-guessing game Poetry for Neanderthals
Tabletop game maker Exploding Kittens has launched a card game, Poetry for Neanderthals, that people can play on Zoom calls while they’re stuck in...
Polyient Games will invest in early-stage startups making blockchain game infrastructure
Blockchain gaming has to walk before it runs. That’s why Polyient Games, a recent spinoff of incubator Polyient Labs, is starting to invest in...
Game industry TV advertising keeps sliding down
Although estimated TV ad spend slightly increased from the previous 30-day period, the gaming industry saw a 22.26% decline in total ad impressions from...
The RetroBeat: Jak & Daxter showed Naughty Dog at a crossroads
Like everyone else, I’ve been playing that hot Naughty Dog game. Yup, that’s right, Jak & Daxter! OK, I guess the headline gave that...
The DeanBeat: Why can’t EA do more games with its big budget?
For me, the most inspirational parts of Electronic Arts’ EA Play 2020 event had little to do with games that are coming shortly. EA...
Spin Master ramps its game business as toys go digital
Toy maker Spin Master grew to a $2 billion valuation with TV shows like Paw Patrol and toys like Air Hogs drones. But as...
Hazelight’s Josef Fares reveals It Takes Two co-op game
Josef Fares, the founder of indie game studio Hazelight, revealed the story and gameplay of It Takes Two, the next game coming from a...
D&D’s next storyline is Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, with small ties to Dark Alliance
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is the next Dungeons & Dragons storyline, taking adventurers and Dungeon Masters to the frigid north and one...
Games for Change unveils sessions on mental health, diversity, and COVID-19
Games for Change is responding to the times and launching programming at its upcoming event that will tackle subjects such as offering mental health...
Tonic Games Group will manage multiple game studios and publishing operations
Tonic Games Group is the new parent company for game development studios Mediatonic and Fortitude, and it will oversee the publishing label The Irregular...