Xbox One update rolls out with keyboard-and-mouse support
Microsoft released a new update for Xbox One that adds keyboard-and-mouse controls for games that choose to support them. Fortnite and Warframe are the...
Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite casts its spell in 2019
Niantic announced today that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is coming out in 2019. The location-based mobile game will be the company’s follow-up to the...
Jam City acquires Disney’s Emoji Blitz mobile game studio, cuts multiyear licensing deal
The emojis will be flying at mobile game publisher Jam City today, which just announced a big licensing partnership with Disney in mobile gaming....
Esports monetization is set to evolve in new, amazing ways (VB Live)
The esports industry relies on the legacy sports broadcast model for monetization, but there are new, advanced interactive technologies on the scene bringing amazing...
Universal reveals Fast & Furious: Takedown on iOS and Android
Universal Games and Digital Platforms and Australian indie game maker SMG Studio today announced Fast & Furious: Takedown, a new entry in the street car...
Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu review — learning to appreciate the series
Pokémon has never been my jam, as I wrote when I gave it a shot a few years ago, despite enjoying both collecting monsters...
Flaregames lays off 45, founder gives up CEO title
Mobile publisher Flaregames is laying off 45 people, and founder Klaas Kersting is handing over the CEO duties to executive Todd English. The seven-year-old...
Pocket Gems’ Wild Beyond bring core real-time strategy to mobile
Core games are faring better on mobile these days, and that’s the trend that Pocket Gems is seizing upon with the unveiling of Wild...
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy review — from classics to playable cartoons
I mostly missed the Spyro trilogy when these games debuted on the original PlayStation. The Reignited Trilogy includes remakes of Spyro the Dragon, Spyro...
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....