Nintendo Switch hits 61.4 million sold, Animal Crossing tops 22.4 million
Nintendo has sold more than 61.4 million Switch hybrid game consoles and more than 22.4 million copies of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As these...
Zynga is acquiring hypercasual mobile game firm Rollic for at least $168 million
Zynga has agreed to buy Istanbul-based Rollic, a fast-growing hypercasual mobile game company, as part of its latest effort to expand through acquisition. The...
Zynga beats Q2 2020 expectations with bookings up 38% to $518 million
Zynga reported revenue and bookings today that beat expectations for its second quarter ended June 30, as more people turned to social mobile games...
Blackout Blitz creator Big Run Studios raises $5.25 million for casual mobile games
Big Run Studios has raised $5.25 million in seed round funding led by game investment firm Transcend Fund. Game and tech investor Galaxy Interactive,...
Intellivision delays launch to April 2021 and unveils 20 new games
Intellivision Entertainment announced today that it will delay the launch of its Amico video game console from October 10 to April 15. The company...
Pikmin 3’s October 30 release date on Switch is scary
Nintendo has finally given us a 2020 release date for a Switch game. I’m just surprised by how late in the calendar Pikmin 3...
Activision Blizzard beats expectations as Q2 2020 revenue grows 38% to $1.9 billion
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat expectations as the company saw a surge for its Call of Duty games because people are staying...
Jobs of the week: Game Engineer, Growth Marketing Manager, Video Game Software Tester
Every week, some of the most exciting tech companies in the world post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.VentureBeat, powered by Jobbio....
Starfinder is an interactive Alexa voice game starring Laura Bailey
Amazon is launching Starfinder, an interactive Alexa game featuring the voice actors Laura Bailey (of The Last of Us Part II) and Nathan Fillion....
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets over 100 Project xCloud games on September 15
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to over 100 games via the Project xCloud streaming service starting September 15, Microsoft announced today....