PlayStation rides roughshod over other gaming brands for October TV ad spend
PlayStation has been spending big on marketing, and yet for October, it upped its TV advertising budget for October, spending an estimated $28 million....
Everything Microsoft announced at its XO18 Mexico City event
Microsoft is throwing a big fan bash in Mexico City, and it made a lot of news announcements about new games, services, and acquisitions...
The Game Awards interview — Geoff Keighley readies gaming’s biggest gala
If gaming has a gala, it is The Game Awards. Coming December 6, the awards show for the video game industry will be streamed...
The DeanBeat: A dust-up over Diablo: Immortal has far-reaching implications
For Blizzard Entertainment, the dust-up over the announcement of the mobile game Diablo: Immortal came at a bad time. Our review editor Mike Minotti...
King’s Candy Crush Friends drives franchise to 262 million monthly active players
Activision Blizzard‘s King mobile games division had 262 million monthly active users in the third fiscal quarter ended September 30, reported in its earnings report...
Microsoft teases Project xCloud for Samsung game developers
Microsoft teased its Project xCloud game streaming technology at the Samsung Developer Conference. The project aims to make PC and console games available via...
Skillz: Jacksonville tops list of 25 biggest U.S. mobile esports cities
Mobile esports firm Skillz released data today that shows where the most skilled mobile esports players live in the U.S. And the study shows...
Humm’s headset turns your brain into overdrive for better gaming
Humm has a headset that can make you smarter, at least temporarily, by stimulating the part of your brain that is responsible for learning...
Red Dead Redemption 2 sales prompt Take-Two to boost revenue guidance
Take-Two Interactive posted earnings that exceeded the company’s own expectations for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30. In afterhours trading, the stock rose...
Red Dead Redemption ships massive 17 million copies in first 8 days
Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 has “sold-in,” or shipped to retailers, more than 17 million copies in its first...