Minecraft cross-platform beta arrives on Windows and Android
Minecraft is on just about every video game platform, but everyone has had to play walled gardens. The Better Together Update is going to...
AdColony: Scheduled events beat user-generated content in mobile-app engagement
Scheduled and dynamic events beat user-generated content when it comes to keeping users engaged, according to mobile-ad firm AdColony‘s Summer 2017 Mobile Publishing Survey. AdColony...
Pokémon Go Fest fallout continues as frustrated fans sue Niantic Labs
Nearly two dozen frustrated fans are suing the creator of Pokémon Go, after technical failures left them unable to play the game at a...
Simcoach Games creates training games that can lead to new careers
Simcoach Games makes training games that show people how to do certain kinds of jobs, and those games can sometimes lead people to adopt new...
Sensor Tower: Just 17% of Nintendo Switch owners downloaded its online app
Nintendo’s Switch Online app isn’t winning any popularity contests. After its launch last week, only 17 percent of Switch owners have installed it, according...
Tales of the Rays promises to be an actual Tales game for iOS and Android
Bandai Namco has released Tales of the Rays for iOS and Android today. It’s a new entry in the popular Japanese role-playing game (JRPG)...
Dragon Quest XI is coming to the West in 2018
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes for an Elusive Age was released today in Japan for PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo 3DS. Developer and publisher Square...
Final Fantasy’s card game is hot at tabletop shops, shipping 5.5 million packs
Digital cards games are hit with established video game franchises these days. Just look at Hearthstone, Gwent, and The Elder Scrolls: Legends. But one...
The DeanBeat: Pittsburgh steels itself to become a regional game hub
Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center is a sprawling building on the banks of Pittsburgh’s Monongahela River. It attracts students from around the globe,...
Electronic Arts is spending even more on ‘influencers’
Electronic Arts is planning its marketing budget around influencers as opposed to primarily television or other advertising channels. During a conference call with investors,...