Newzoo’s 5 mobile gaming trends for 2021, from IDFA to 5G penetration
The global game market grew 19.6% to $174.9 billion in 2020, and the lion’s share is now mobile gaming, according to Newzoo. And the...
Tilting Point will spend $10 million marketing South Korea’s Dangerous Fellows game
Tilting Point has agreed to spend up to $10 million to market the dating simulator Dangerous Fellows, a game from South Korean developer Storytaco. The...
App Annie: Mobile games could grow 20% to $120 billion in 2021
Mobile game spending could grow 20% to $120 billion in 2021, according to a report by mobile data and analytics provider App Annie. The...
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...