‘Balance that in-app economy’ and other game monetization pearls of wisdom
Monetization in free-to-play (F2P) and freemium games is in constant flux as the technology around it changes and evolves to better serve an increasingly...
How Jam City views growth for mobile games in 2021
Jam City president Josh Yguado said he is optimistic that the game industry can continue to grow in 2021, despite the challenge of having...
How to keep games growing in 2021
Last year was pretty bad for everyone, personally. But the game industry did well as people turned to games to distract themselves from reality...
Xsolla launches commerce to take mobile games beyond the app stores
Xsolla provides game developers with what it calls a “game business engine.” And now it is expanding that with a commerce solution that takes...
Haptx debuts new version of touch-feedback gloves
Haptx believes virtual reality will never be fully immersive until it offers a sense of touch. So it’s launching the second version of its...
Xbox Live Gold was always going to drop the free-to-play paywall this year
On Friday morning, Microsoft announced it was increasing the price of its Xbox Live Gold subscription service. By Friday evening, it reversed that decision...
RuneScape publisher Jagex acquired by The Carlyle Group for at least $530 million
Investment firm The Carlyle Group has acquired RuneScape publisher Jagex for at least $530 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Daily...
JetPlay’s Ludo AI platform accelerates game concept creation
JetPlay has launched Ludo, a game creation platform that uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the creative process. The Seattle-based JetPlay has launched the open...
IMVU relaunches as Together Labs, raises $35 million
IMVU has relaunched as Together Labs and raised $35 million from Structural Capital, NetEase, and other investors. Together Labs has also launched a new...
GamesBeat Decides: The best (and worst) ‘core’ Mario games
Many Mario games are some of the best pieces of digital entertainment ever created. The series seemed like an obvious choice for a new...