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,...
New U.K. publisher No More Robots will launch Descenders free-riding game
Mike Rose helped TinyBuild become a big indie game publisher. And now he is starting a new game publisher called No More Robots in...
Niko Partners: China’s pro esports market will hit $1.26 billion in 2017
The esports market in China is expected to grow to $1.26 billion in 2017, according to a new report from market researcher Niko Partners....
FoxNext Games’ Aftershock will make a Marvel mobile game as its first title
FoxNext Games has wasted no time figuring out what to do with its Aftershock game studio, which it acquired from Kabam last month. Aftershock is...
Megacool raises $1.5 million to solve user acquisition with GIFs
Megacool is a startup born out of the mobile games studio Dirtybit, and it’s just raised $1.5 million to scale up its GIF-recording integration...
Walmart cancels every Super NES Classic Edition preorder
Well, damn. If you were one of the people who preordered a Super NES Classic from Walmart last week, you should check your email. You probably...
Streamlabs brings its livestreaming app to Android
Streamlabs came up with a way for livestream broadcasters to make money from tips, and it is taking that tech to mobile livestreaming with...
Take This and Wired Productions team up to raise awareness about mental health
Indie publisher Wired Productions and the nonprofit Take This are teaming up for a series of charity events to raise awareness around mental health....
Candy Crush Saga teams up with The Emoji Movie
King has cut a deal with Sony to cross-promote Candy Crush Saga and The Emoji Movie. Sony’s The Emoji Movie debuts on July 28...