Newzoo: Mobile game revenue will grow 66% from $38 billion in 2016 to $65 billion in 2020
Mobile game revenue will grow from $38.6 billion in 2016 to $65 billion in 2020, according to market research firm Newzoo. That represents a...
Watch us try to do a perfect run in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s 200cc mode
One of the best things that Nintendo added to Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U is its blistering-fast 200cc racing tier, and now...
How Jam City CEO Chris DeWolfe sees the freakin’ mobile game world
Chris DeWolfe did OK as a founder of MySpace. But it didn’t turn out to be Facebook. But he can’t complain. DeWolfe is now...
Jam City launches another freakin’ Family Guy match-3 mobile game
Jam City and FoxNext Games have launched a new match-3 puzzler, dubbed Family Guy: Another Freakin’ Mobile Game. Yes, it’s self-referential, using the wise-guy...
GameInfluencer raises funding for influencer marketing platform
GameInfluencer, a startup with a platform for influencer marketing campaigns for digital games, has raised an undisclosed amount of money from European game insiders. The...
Mail.Ru Group creates $100 million investment division to fund games
Games could use a boost, and now the Russians are coming. Moscow-based Internet communications firm Mail.Ru Group is announcing that it has set up...
A trio of visionaries will explore the future of augmented reality
I’m very excited about the trio of technology and entertainment visionaries that are the latest speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and...
Netmarble Games raises $2.3 billion in South Korea’s second-biggest IPO
Netmarble Games, South Korea's largest mobile games maker, has raised $2.3 billion in the country's second-biggest share sale, just weeks after one of its domestic-only titles sold so well it was named the world's best-selling mobile game.
Samsung Galaxy App Store gains ground in the U.S. with each smartphone launch
The Samsung Galaxy Apps Store is the underdog when it comes to competing with the iOS and Google Play app stores. But the company...
Cities: Skylines brings PC gaming city building to the Xbox One
Building and managing cities isn’t just for PC gamers anymore. Developer Paradox Entertainment released Cities: Skylines for Xbox One today. The city-building game came out for...