Mattel acquires full ownership of Mattel163 from NetEase
Mattel is bringing one of its primary game development arms in-house. Mattel formed the mobile game studio Mattel163 as a joint venture with NetEase...
How Whimpact! survived cancellation to find new life as an indie | interview
Whimpact! has one of those development stories that feels increasingly rare in today’s games industry. What began as an internally incubated project at Wizards...
GamesBeat Summit 2026 unveils a slate of expert speakers
If you’re curious who will speak at the next awesome game event, we’re happy to tell you about some awesome speakers for GamesBeat Summit...
Bastion comms and marketing agency for games expands to the U.S.
Bastion, an award-winning communications and marketing agency dedicated to the video games industry, has launched Bastion America. The idea is to bring exceptional service, strategic clout...
Gamedevmap celebrates 20th anniversary by going nonprofit — and seeks for donations
Gamedevmap has been a passion project for 20 years by Gaurav Mathur, a game developer who created the map of the game industry’s companies...
The best games haven’t been made yet | Supercell CEO
In his annual blog post for the public, Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen said that the best games haven’t been made yet. While Supercell is...
Supercell generates $3B in 2025 revenue, down 4%, while profits grew
Supercell reported its annual results today, with revenue hitting $3 billion in 2025, down 4% compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, profits grew. The...
Appcharge launches Checkout to increase direct-to-consumer revenue
Appcharge launches new Checkout to increase DTC revenue and reduce payment friction for mobile game publishers. The Tel Aviv-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) payments platform for...
Tokyo Game Show will turn 30 with Sept. 17-21 event
The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tokyo Game Show as the event takes place September 17 to 21...
Xross Road raises $1.5M and launches closed beta of AI manga engine
Xross Road, a Web3 startup developing infrastructure for the next generation of IP creation and distribution, announced that it has raised up to a total...