Genies raises $3 million from Bandai Namco for Asia expansion
Genies has raised $3 million from Bandai Namco and is opening an office in Tokyo as part of an Asia expansion for its 3D...
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits
This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a...
Lightfox Games raises $3.3 million for ‘hypercore’ mobile games
Lightfox Games, a Seattle-based mobile game developer and publisher, has raised $3.3 million in seed funding to make accessible mobile titles that they have...
On the Edge Conservation creates virtual animal influencers
On the Edge Conservation is launching “virtual animal influencers” on YouTube and other digital platforms to draw attention to endangered species. It’s a novel...
Roblox files for IPO, a first for user-generated game platforms
User-generated game platform Roblox publicly disclosed its filing to go public on the U.S. stock market today. The company did not say how much it...
Hitman studio’s Project 007 gives me hope for James Bond in games again
The more I think about it, the stranger late-’90s gaming feels. As a 14-year-old, I would have friends come over to my home to...
Kongregate takes over three aging mobile games from Disney
Kongregate announced today that it is taking over operations of three Disney mobile games: Maleficent Free Fall, Inside Out: Thought Bubbles, and Where’s My...
Razer Seiren Mini USB mic review — Tiny, affordable, and excellent
Razer’s Seiren Mini USB microphone is an excellent entry-level option for anyone looking to improve their audio quality. This mic is available now for...
Fable Studio teases AI virtual character Lucy on Zoom and other platforms
Fable Studio won an Emmy Award for its Wolves in the Walls virtual reality project. Now it’s relaunching Lucy, a next-generation AI character, to...
Why game developers need to sit down and shut up to lead the charge in diversity and inclusion
“One of the things that has to change profoundly in the gaming industry is the fundamental misapprehension of the size of your audience, the...