Niko Partners: Esports generated $519 million in Asia in 2019, growth continues in pandemic
Esports generated $519 million in revenue in 2019 in Asia, making it the No. 1 region in the world for such revenue, according to...
The DeanBeat: Did gaming peak in Q2? Nope. Maybe it just got started.
The NBA is back. So is Major League Baseball, sort of. Other sports may find their way back as well. As these demands on...
Sky: Children of the Light hits 15 million more downloads in a month with China, Android launches
Thatgamecompany said its Sky: Children of the Light mobile game has topped 35 million downloads, including 15 million in the past month, thanks to...
Tens of millions of new players dove into EA games during the pandemic
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said in an earnings call with analysts today that tens of millions of new players have joined the company’s...
Carnegie Mellon researchers use Twitch to collect sounds for AI research
Carnegie Mellon researchers have designed a livestreaming video game that collects audio from players to populate a database for AI research. The team’s game...
The Sims 4 hits 30 million players with massive pandemic bump
Electronic Arts announced today during its latest earnings report that The Sims 4 has reached 30 million players. The Sims 4 launched back in...
EA reports strong June quarter with revenue up 21% to $1.46 billion
Electronic Arts reported financial results today that beat Wall Street’s expectations with revenue growing 21% to $1.46 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended...
15,000 games removed from Apple’s App Store in China ahead of registration deadline
Unlicensed mobile games are dropping like flies from the Apple App Store as China’s deadline for registration approaches on Friday. At the request of...
Tera: Battle Arena brings team-based action to the MMO’s universe
En Masse Entertainment has announced Tera: Battle Arena, a team-based brawler that will be available for PC later this year as a new mode...
Shadowlands looks to move World of Warcraft forward by learning from its past
World of Warcraft is gearing up for its next expansion, Shadowlands. After a lukewarm response from many players toward Battle for Azeroth, Shadowlands is...