Categories Posted inin Business Animoca Brands acquires Power Rangers game developer nWay for $7.69 million Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2019 2 min Animoca Brands has agreed to acquire nWay, the developer and publisher of Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, for $7.69 million. nWay is a game developer... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business In advertising, the ‘gamer’ demographic is useless Posted byby GamesBeat December 13, 2019 5 min In marketing and advertising, knowing who your audience is, how they’re changing, and how best to reach them is the job. That’s the work,... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga starts a new racing game studio in United Kingdom Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2019 1 min Mobile gaming publisher Zynga has announced the opening of a new studio located in the heart of Birmingham, United Kingdom, which will add to... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox Series X: How humongous is Microsoft’s next-gen console? Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 13, 2019 2 min Microsoft introduced the name and design of the Xbox Series X on Thursday night during The Game Awards. And a lot of people are... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Do blockbuster games require more people to make than movies? Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2019 4 min We saw plenty of blockbuster games — some still in the making — last night at The Game Awards, an event that is often... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Game Awards: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice takes game of the year Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2019 3 min Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won the Game of the Year at The Game Awards. That turned out to be the surprise of the night,... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony’s Ghost of Tsushima will launch in summer 2020 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2019 1 min Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima will debut in the summer of 2020 on Sony’s PlayStation 4 console. The game for Sony’s PlayStation 4 got... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ultimate Rivals: The Rink hockey game debuts on Apple Arcade with celebrity athletes Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2019 3 min Apple announced that Ultimate Rivals: The Rink, a casual hockey game that is the first in a series of sports games, debuted on Apple... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Epic Games will reveal exclusive Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker footage inside Fortnite Posted byby Jason Wilson December 13, 2019 1 min In a move that would no doubt make Admiral Ackbar exclaim “our consoles can’t repel corporate synergy of that magnitude,” Fortnite developer Epic Games... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Bravely Default II (confusingly the third in the series) comes to Switch in 2020 Posted byby Mike Minotti December 13, 2019 1 min Square Enix announced that Bravely Default II is coming to Switch in 2020 during The Game Awards tonight. This is actually the third in... Continue Reading 1 min