Mojiworks raises $2.77 million for messenger games
Mojiworks raised nearly $2.77 million (£2.1 million) in a Series A round of funding for its messenger-based games. The round is led by Balderton...
Xbox One X will have 70 4K enhanced games a week after launch
Microsoft launched its Xbox One X console around the world on Tuesday morning, billing the video game machine as the world’s most powerful console....
Unified auction, not header bidding, drives more revenue for mobile in-game advertising
Optimizing ads are a hot topic these days, and we’re constantly witnessing disruption aimed at improving advertising transaction standards. Why? At the end of...
Hearthstone’s Dungeon Runs are a more compelling solo experience
Hearthstone is mostly a multiplayer game. But its next expansion, Kobolds & Catacombs, will introduce a compelling new solo experience when it launches in...
4K gaming or data caps: Something’s gotta give
The Remedy Entertainment sci-fi adventure Quantum Break is 178.1 GB on the Xbox One X. If, like me, you have a 1TB data cap...
Esports startup tips from a veteran CEO
Last year I founded Genvid Technologies, a company that builds esports broadcasting tools, along with my incredible co-founders and early employees. Having spent years...
Hearthstone’s next expansions spoofs D&D with Kobolds & Catacombs
Forget about Dungeons & Dragons — welcome to Kobolds & Catacombs. Blizzard revealed Hearthstone‘s next expansion during the opening ceremonies for its BlizzCon fan convention...
Pokémon Go creator Niantic acquires social mechanics startup Evertoon
Pokémon Go creator Niantic Labs has acquired a startup called Evertoon, which is exploring ways to add “social mechanics to digital products.” CEO Niantic...
Call of Duty: WWII — Sledgehammer’s 3-year journey to bring Call of Duty back
Michael Condrey, studio head and cofounder of Sledgehammer Games, has just completed a three-year march to take Call of Duty back to the Second...
Gaming’s trade organization supports GOP tax bill (update)
The Entertainment Software Association released a statement today in support of the latest details of a new tax bill from the U.S. House of...