The state of seed-stage investing for games
Venture capital and seed investors once stayed away from game investments because they were “hit-driven businesses.” But David Gardner, general partner of London Venture...
Stillfront acquires Kixeye to expand its portfolio of games
Kixeye has found new ownership in Swedish developer Stillfront Group. As part of the deal, Stillfront is acquiring Kixeye and its games for $90...
Hubs and spokes — Why Scopely and LA’s game ecosystem are on the growth path
Mobile game publisher Scopely is on a growth path. The company has a $400 million revenue run rate. It expanded its headquarters in Culver...
The RetroBeat: Aladdin is a Genesis masterpiece
I saw Disney’s live action remake of Aladdin last week. Along with video games, I’m a big Disney fan. I’m usually at the theater...
Auto Chess on mobile is improving … but confusing
The race to cash in on the year’s hottest mod, Dota Auto Chess, is well on its way. Last week, Valve announced that it’d...
Nintendo adds ex-Gearbox, Disney Infinity EP John Vignocchi to its developer and publisher relations team
A few days after announcing that he’s leaving Gearbox, John Vignocchi has reveled that he is joining Nintendo of America. Vignocchi was the executive...
Andy Kleinman interview — How Wonder is building a hybrid TV-mobile gaming platform
Andy Kleinman is finally talking about what his startup Wonder is doing. The Los Angeles company is taking on a number of players in...
Mail.ru Group reveals global gaming brand My.Games
Mail.ru Group has quietly grown a very large gaming business, with more than 25 million monthly active users. And the company is announcing its...
Death Stranding launches on November 8
Sony revealed on a new trailer streamed on Twitch that Death Stranding is coming to PlayStation 4 on November 8. You can watch the...
Square Enix will reveal its Avengers game at E3
The official Twitter account for Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers revealed today that the game will have its worldwide reveal during the publisher’s Electronic Entertainment...