Kongregate acquires Bit Heroes, a dungeon-crawling RPG for PC and mobile
Game publisher Kongregate, a division of MTG, said it has acquired the Bit Heroes, a dungeon-crawl role-playing game for PC, mobile, and web. The...
Skillz launches $25,000 contest for mobile esports game devs
Mobile esports platform Skillz has announced a $25,000-plus contest for developers who can best use the Skillz platform to make mobile esports games. The...
Sweet Escapes comes from Cookie Jam veterans at Redemption Games
Redemption Games is launching Sweet Escapes, the first mobile game from the new studio that a cadre of Cookie Jam veterans founded. The free-to-play...
Nolan Bushnell reveals Alexa-powered murder mystery board game St. Noire
Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell and Hollywood creative director Zai Ortiz have created an interesting first in entertainment: St. Noire, an Alexa-powered murder mystery board...
Luigi’s Mansion 3 gets a spooky October 31 release date
Nintendo announced today that Luigi’s Mansion 3 is coming out for the Switch on October 31. The release date is appropriate, as the game...
Horizon Blockchain Games raises $3.75 million and debuts SkyWeaver online trading card game
Horizon Blockchain Games has raised $3.75 million in seed funding and it has unveiled its debut blockchain game, SkyWeaver, which offers true ownership of...
Teamfight Tactics gets ranked play in latest update
Riot, a developer that has now released two games, is preparing an update for its auto-battler Teamfight Tactics. This is the first “official patch”...
5 years later, Flappy Bird is still the best mobile game
Flappy Bird was great. Unfortunately, I must use the past tense when speaking about it because the game’s creator removed it from the mobile...
FIFA 2020 and Megan Rapinoe? 1,100 fans petition EA to put women’s soccer star on cover
Megan Rapinoe is the star of the U.S. women’s soccer team, which won the 2019 World Cup. And now fans are petitioning Electronic Arts...
Surrogate raises $2 million for ‘reality’-focused games and video streaming
Surrogate has raised $2 million in funding for reality-focused game development and video streaming technology from some of the same investors that backed Finland’s...