Probably Monsters’ Harold Ryan interview: Hiring developers and running game studios in a pandemic
Former Bungie CEO Harold Ryan has been ramping up a very big game company since he unveiled Probably Monsters last year. The company raised $18.8...
The DeanBeat: Digital gaming events aren’t easy, but they may be the future
Next week marks our first-ever digital game conference, GamesBeat Summit Digital. We pivoted about eight weeks ago from our physical event in Los Angeles...
WWE confirms no new 2K game for 2020
WWE confirmed today during its investors call that there will be no video games based on the wrestling (or, as it would say, sports...
Your Super Mario Maker 2 levels are a lot less cute in World Maker
Super Mario Maker 2’s latest update reveals that almost no one knows how to make a fun Mario stage. This was once easy to...
Taking gaming in Southeast Asia to new heights
Presented by Singtel Already a well-honed pastime since the very first computers made its way into homes, our increasingly digital lifestyle and hyper-connectivity has...
Opera Event raises $5 million to connect advertisers and esports influencers
Opera Event has raised $5 million for its unified influencer platform, which connects advertisers and influencers. Antera led the round, with participation from previous...
DeepMind’s AI studies game players to exploit weaknesses in their strategies
In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, scientists at Alphabet’s DeepMind propose a new framework that learns an approximate best response to players within games...
Transcend Fund raises $50 million to invest in games
Transcend Fund has raised $50 million to invest in early-stage game companies. The firm is headed by Shanti Bergel, a veteran game investor and...
Puzzle Break launches virtual escape room The Grimm Escape
Puzzle Break specialized in making escape rooms where players solved puzzles together to get out of a room. Now it is taking that experience...
Tilting Point boosts GameBear’s mobile game Nova Empire: Space Commander
Tilting Point has teamed up with China-based mobile game developer GameBear for a multi-year publishing agreement in which Tilting Point will spend a lot...