N3twork raises $40 milllion for platform to help mobile games gain traction
N3twork, the maker of the hit mobile game Legendary, has raised $40 million for its live game-publishing platform, which helps mobile game developers scale...
Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold 6 million copies
Nintendo has revealed that Pokémon Sword and Shield have already sold a combined 6 million copies globally. The titles came out for Switch on...
Black Friday 2019 gift guide: For Twitch and YouTube creators
Thanksgiving is fast approaching for those of us in the United States, and that means it’s almost time for shopping. The holiday gift-giving season...
Game Developer’s Conference 2020 will include a funding summit
Organizers for the yearly Game Developer’s Conference announced today that next year’s show will include a Game Funding & Investment Summit, a first for...
Seriously launches Best Fiends Stars match-3 puzzle game
In its first big move since being acquired by Playtika, Seriously said today it is launching Best Fiends Stars, a spinoff from its Best...
Chartboost launches Helium in-app programmatic ad platform (updated)
Chartboost, a popular mobile app monetization and programmatic advertising platform, is announcing the launch of its new software development kit, Helium. Helium allows mobile...
Ex-Peak team at Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle games
Dream Games, a Turkish studio founded by five former Peak Games developers, has raised $7.5 million for mobile puzzle games. The funding for the...
Avidly Reads Board Games excerpt: Pandemic Mobile saved Pandemic … from me
Reprinted from Avidly Reads Board Games by Eric Thurm with permission from NYU Press, © 2019 by New York University. A good game of Pandemic is...
Hearthstone: Battlegrounds gets four new heroes in big update
Blizzard Entertainment has released a major update for Battlegrounds, the newest mode for its popular digital card game Hearthstone. Battlegrounds takes inspiration from the...
Arm Treasure Data: The most popular games aren’t necessarily using lots of microtransactions
More than 60% of Americans play video games, making gaming a cultural staple in American entertainment, while movie theater attendance has hit an all-time...