Game of War developer MZ layoffs strike marketing team
On Friday, June 22, Game of War: Fire Age developer Machine Zone laid off a significant portion of its marketing and user-acquisition team, according...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery rolls out on mobile to Hong Kong and Taiwan
Will Harry Potter prosper in Asia? That question is at hand as Jam City launches its Western hit mobile game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, in...
Why Trism 2 took Steve Demeter 10 years to make
A decade ago, Steve Demeter created Trism for the App Store, and the simple match-3 mobile game with triangles became one of the early...
The Gardens Between’s time-bending puzzles will grow on Nintendo Switch
The Gardens Between is a puzzler that warps time in the name of friendship. It’s Australian indie studio The Voxel Agents’ latest game, and...
Identity V’s 4-on-1 survival horror launches on Android
NetEase’s horror-themed mobile game Identity V launched globally on iOS devices last week after racking up millions of downloads in China. Today, the free...
BackerKit’s The Creative Fund will give $1 to every Kickstarter campaign
BackerKit developed software that helps manage the logistics of a crowdfunding campaign. And now its founders have announced The Creative Fund, which has the...
Kik commits $3 million to developer program for its Kin cryptocurrency
Kik, through the Kin Ecosystem Foundation, wants to foster more usage of and innovation around its cryptocurrency, and so the foundation will give up to 25 developers a total of about $3 million in the currency to develop new apps or games.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review — a peak Nintendo puzzler for Switch
If Breath of the Wild was “peak Zelda” and Super Mario Odyssey was “peak Mario,” Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is “peak Nintendo” — a...
Tilting Point invests $132 million in user acquisition for mobile games
Mobile games now generate more revenue than their counterparts on PC and console, but discoverability on the Apple App Store and Google Play is...
Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project expansion brings back the mechs
Blizzard Entertainment announced Hearthstone‘s next expansion this morning: The Boomsday Project. It will launch for the PC and mobile digital card game on August...