Games One: Here’s the top 15 venture capital funds that invest in games
The top 15 venture capital firms investing in games have more than $1.5 billion under management, according to a report from game industry advisory...
Artie raises $10 million as it pivots to make instant games
Artie has raised $10 million to make instant mobile games that can be played directly inside social media, video, and messaging platforms in a...
Mobile gaming revenue is under threat from reverse-engineering and other hacks
Mobile gaming is boom. 2020 app revenue topped $111 billion, 30% more than all of 2019, according to research firm Sensor Tower. It estimates...
U.S. gamers spent $4.5 billion on PC hardware and accessories in 2020
PC gaming hardware and accessories saw a huge leap in sales in 2020, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is something that...
Amazon’s New World delayed to August 31
Amazon announced today that its online role-playing game New World is going to miss its spring release window, instead settling on an August 31...
New Xbox Wireless Headset launches March 16 for $100
Microsoft has a new gaming headset to go with your shiny Xbox Series X/S. The company revealed the Xbox Wireless Headset today. It ships...
Nolan Bushnell’s Virsix Games launches Star Audition party game
Nolan Bushnell helped start Atari in 1972 and launch the video game industry with Pong. But the 78-year-old cofounder of Virsix Games isn’t done...
Supercell’s Brawl Stars is its fifth mobile game to cross $1 billion
Supercell is an extraordinary company that prints money with its mobile games. But in 2020, it had another off year from a financial analyst’s...
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) Zelda games
We’ve been having fun making tier lists for whatever fits our fancy, including our favorite Nintendo consoles and Mario games. Now it’s Zelda’s turn....
Unity CFO Kim Jabal interview: Understanding the tradeoff between market share and profits
Unity Technologies recently reported better than expected earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31. It reported revenues rose 39% to $220.3 million, but...