My.Games launches My.Studio to finance game studio
My.Games, the gaming division of Russia’s Mail.ru Group, said it is launching My.Studio, an investment initiative to find and fund a new triple-A game...
Game industry TV ad spend craters in May
There was a huge decrease in gaming industry TV ad spend from April to May, down to an estimated $9.3 million from the previous...
Dota Underlords is Valve’s take on Auto Chess
Dota Underlords is the official Valve version of Auto Chess, the popular mod for Dota 2 that has released its own standalone version on...
Final Fantasy VII Remake hands-on — My reservations are gone
Final Fantasy is one of my favorite video game franchises, so I was a little anxious when I heard that the Final Fantasy VII...
Intel hires Xbox chip architect John Sell and Apple’s Manisha Pandya
Intel has hired John Sell, the chief architect of next-generation console chips at Microsoft. Sell worked on the chips for the Xbox One, Xbox...
AppOnBoard acquires mobile game dev suite Buildbox
AppOnboard has acquired Buildbox, a platform that enables developers to create mobile games without knowing how to code. In 2018, the Buildbox suite of tools...
How Microsoft is tackling cloud gaming with Project xCloud
Microsoft took the wraps off its Project xCloud cloud gaming service this week without a lot of fanfare. At the company’s Electronic Entertainment Expo...
Pokémon Sword and Shield make gym battles exciting again
Pokémon games can be formulaic, which can make it difficult to enjoy them when you’re played a bunch of them over the past 23...
App Annie: Games accounted for 33% of mobile downloads and 74% of spending in 2018
Mobile market research firm App Annie knows our phones are practically game consoles, and it’s sharing some stats to show just how many of...
Akamai: Hackers have carried out 12 billion attacks against gaming sites in 17 months
Hackers have targeted the gaming industry by carrying out 12 billion credential stuffing attacks against gaming websites in the 17 months ended March 2019,...