Blizzard games see huge boosts of players during pandemic
Activision Blizzard released its Q1 2020 financial results today, revealing that Blizzard Entertainment’s games have seen gains in player activity while many people are...
Activision Blizzard posts $1.79 billion Q1 revenues as pandemic creates gaming surge
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat expectations as the company saw a surge for its games because people are staying inside due to...
Just how close are we to achieving the Metaverse?
Presented by Galaxy Interactive Pioneers in virtual worlds Philip Rosedale of High Fidelity; Matthew Ball of Epyllion Industries; Raph Koster of Playable Worlds; Frederic...
4 game charities band together to fight pandemic-related fundraising shortfalls
Four video game charities — the IGDA Foundation (IGDA-F), Take This, the Global Game Jam, and the Games and Online Harassment Hotline — have banded...
Unreal Engine 4.25 launches with next-gen console support
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 4.25, which introduces support for the next generation of consoles (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X). “Unreal Engine...
Dazzle Rocks raises $6.8 million for Minecraft-like mobile MMO
Dazzle Rocks has raised $6.8 million in funding to bankroll its massively multiplayer online mobile game that is a sandbox world (think similar to...
AppLovin invests in Sweet Escapes mobile game developer Redemption Games
AppLovin, a mobile marketing company that also owns a game studio, has made an investment in Sweet Escapes mobile game developer Redemption Games. Terms...
Sensor Tower raises $45 million for mobile app market intelligence
Sensor Tower has raised $45 million from Riverwood Capital for its business of providing market intelligence for mobile apps. The companies said the strategic...
Microsoft will show Xbox Series X games on May 7
Microsoft announced today that it’s holding an event at 8 a.m. Pacific on May 7, showing games running on the Xbox Series X next-generation...
No Nintendo Direct planned for June due to work-from-home hurdles
Nintendo is telling partner developers it’s not going to hold one of its Nintendo Direct video events in June. The publisher has had a...