Newzoo: U.S. gamers are in love with skins and in-game cosmetics
Skins (cosmetic add-ons that customize the look of game characters) have become a staple of modern video games like Fortnite, and 85% of U.S....
Sony offers Cyberpunk 2077 refunds and delists the game from online store
When players discovered that Cyberpunk 2077 ran like garbage on older consoles, CD Projekt Red suggested that they ask for refunds. At first, many...
What 5 billion-dollar games tell us about mobile in 2020
The mobile game industry has been one of the biggest growth sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research firm Sensor Tower estimates that the global...
Diablo: Immortal opens up for its technical alpha
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Diablo: Immortal will soon be entering a technical alpha test, making it playable to the public (albeit select members...
Riot Games will buy next-gen consoles and give 10% bonus for all employees
Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent is handing out the perks today for employees that include buying next-generation consoles for all full-time workers. Riot employees...
Mobile esports firm Skillz sees stock price jump 25% in first-day trading
Mobile esports company Skillz saw its shares rise 25% to $22.73 a share in its first day of trading on the New York Stock...
Discord raises $100 million as its social hub hits 140 million users
Discord has raised another $100 million in funding as the instant messaging app popularized by gamers has now hit 140 million monthly active users....
Hearo launches its desktop and mobile co-watching party app
Hearo has launched its Hearo.Live service for watching movies and other events with your friends on desktop PCs and mobile devices. It’s another way to...
The Game Awards grows 84% to 83 million viewers
The Game Awards, the annual celebration of the year’s best games and premieres, hit a record of more than 83 million livestream views on...
Game genre and monetization: Maximizing ad revenue from all your titles (VB Live)
Presented by Facebook Audience Network How do you maximize the revenue impact of in-game advertising? In this VB Live event, experts present research and...