Ben Brode’s Second Dinner orders a Marvel license and $30 million from NetEase
We now know what former Hearthstone bigwigs Ben Brode and Hamilton Chu are feasting on for their Second Dinner — $30 million from NetEase...
Apple touts record App Store holiday sales of $1.22 billion, plus $322 million on New Year’s Day
A comparatively weak season for iPhone hardware is being offset somewhat by strong App Store sales, as Apple announced today that its app and...
BitTorrent unveils cryptocurrency so users can pay for faster download times
BitTorrent, the file-sharing network for downloading all sorts of entertainment, was acquired by cryptocurrency firm Tron last August for $140 million in cash. Today,...
XboxDVR mobile app is the easiest way to manage your gameplay captures
One of the best third-party tools for Xbox is aiming to make it even easier to manage your clips and screenshots. XboxDVR is a...
China thaws game-license freeze with 80 new approvals
China is finally permitting new games to begin earning revenue there for the first time since March. The country issued 80 licenses to primarily...
Life is Strange 2’s first episode is coming to Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft revealed six new games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January. Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that gives access to download...
The D20 Beat: The 2019 RPGs I want to play
As I ponder the role-playing games I’m keeping an eye on in 2019, my first thought is, “Hey, wait, I haven’t had a chance...
Activision Blizzard plans to fire its chief financial officer; Netflix may hire him (updated)
Activision Blizzard fell nearly 1 percent in after-hours trading today as the company filed a regulatory announcement saying that it plans to fire Spencer...
Atari CEO interview — 2019 will bring more mobile games, blockchain, and a new console
Atari CEO Frederic Chesnais recently told us how Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch helped bring back Atari, which, when Chesnais took it over in 2013, had $34 million...
PlayStation leads game industry TV ad impressions three months in a row
Sony’s PlayStation once again took first place for the most-seen gaming industry commercials, its third time in a row. Meanwhile, Nintendo edged up a...