TV ad impressions drop nearly 27% for gaming brands
Gaming brands overall reduced their TV marketing from mid-April to mid-May with a 26.67% decrease in total ad impressions vs. the previous 30-day period....
How Blind Squirrel Games is entertaining its game developers during quarantine
It’s no fun being in lockdown, even if you have a dream job as a game developer. That’s why Blind Squirrel Games, a game...
How NBA 2K is introducing the next generation of sports fans (and brands) to ESPN
In the absence of live sports, ESPN and other sports-focused networks are looking to fill the programming void by experimenting with a variety of...
The RetroBeat: I want to celebrate Pac-Man’s 40th birthday with this tiny cabinet
Pac-Man turns 40 years old today, and MyArcade is celebrating with an attractive (and functionable) collectible. It’s the The Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Micro Player,...
U.S. console-hardware spending hits mammoth $420 million in April
You’ve heard the reports that more people turned to video games for entertainment and socialization in April. But now, industry-tracking firm The NPD Group...
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney sees online games making permanent gains
The pandemic has been tough on Nexon‘s core markets in South Korea and China, but the Tokyo-based online game publisher has been preparing for...
Why game companies are touting the number of games in the works
In the past couple of days, two of the biggest companies in the industry touted the number of games they have in the works....
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted comes to Nintendo Switch
Five Nights at Freddy’s is coming to Nintendo Switch. Lionsgate and ScottGames revealed today that it is launching Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted...
Electronic-music artists bring festivals back using Minecraft
Places still exist where music fans can gather together to groove. Those places are just digital and accessible on PC, console, and smartphone. Event...
New Game+ Expo on June 23 is an online showcase for Japanese games
With the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gamescom, the Tokyo Game Show, and just about every industry event in mothballs due to the pandemic, publishers are...