What would Mulder do? Writing an X-Files game in the age of fake news
The X-Files: Deep State is a mobile game that blends casual mechanics with a thorough and engaging narrative in the style of the show....
Mobile developer Outplay’s revenues grow 1,904% as it plans a brand refresh
Mobile developer Outplay Entertainment has rebranded for the first time since it was founded in 2010. The Scottish studio partnered with design agency JDO...
Burnout Paradise Remastered crashes onto PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 16
Criterion Games announced today that Burnout Paradise Remastered will release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 16. Burnout Paradise first came out in...
Doom on Switch gets much-demanded gyro motion controls
A new patch for the Nintendo Switch version of Doom has added motion controls to the first-person shooter. It also includes a new partying...
Empires & Puzzles maker Small Giant Games raises $41 million for mobile titles
Finnish gaming companies have a strong record of on mobile, and the latest example is Small Giant Games, which is announcing today that it...
Newzoo: Nintendo could reap billions from subscriptions, digital sales, and mobile
Nintendo had spectacular growth in 2017, with revenues growing 172 percent to $9.2 billion from a year earlier. That’s good enough to push the...
Tangelo Games is targeting social casino games at Spanish-speaking players
We wrote about Vicenç Martí back in 2012 when he won the Who’s Got Game competition at our GamesBeat 2012 conference. He was running Akamon,...
5 ways mobile games can avoid a sophomore slump
It is hard enough for a game to become a hit in the App Store or Google Play these days; it’s harder still to...
How do developers hook U.S. mobile gamers? Achievements and progress tracking
When designing or localizing your mobile game for international release, it is critical to examine whether or not it’s a good fit for what...
How Machinima plotted its strategic rebranding across platforms
Warner Bros.’s digital video site Machinima rebranded this week as it makes a bigger push to expand beyond its YouTube roots to all the new platforms...