Adjust panel: The state of user acquisition for mobile games
GamesBeat: Do you see things like Mobcrush affecting the mobile side of the market very much? Is there a barrier between the different markets?...
Why have hyper-casual games replaced gacha in Japan?
In 1999 — some 20 years before the birth of Apple’s App Store when mobile phone owners in the West could only play Snake...
Daydream is dying, but its 4 best exclusives live on
Some 30 months ago, I bought a Google Pixel. It was probably the first high-end phone I’d ever bought. But I didn’t pick it...
BBC’s VR hub is shutting down
The BBC VR Hub will soon cease to commission and produce new VR experiences. In a blog post published earlier this week, Commissioning Editor for VR...
Former Eidos president and frequent game startup adviser Keith Boesky passes away
Keith Boesky, former president of Tomb Raider publisher Eidos and a frequent adviser to game companies at Boesky & Co., has died from cancer,...
Harold Ryan interview — Why ProbablyMonsters is making a huge bet on triple-A games
GamesBeat: For now, are you concentrated in the Seattle area? Ryan: Yeah, right now the first two studios are being built in Seattle. That...
Tilt Five adds new partners for AR tabletop game project: Tabletopia and Monocle Socity
Tilt Five announced two new tabletop AR game partners with Tabletopia and Monocle Society. Tilt Five recently launched their Kickstarter campaign for a consumer-grade AR...
Battletech gets Heavy Metal expansion on November 21
Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes announced the Heavy Metal expansion for mech combat game Battletech will go live on November 21. At PDXCON, the...
Age of Wonders: Planetfall’s first expansion is Revelations, launching November 19
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is my favorite real-time strategy game of the year, and publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Triumph Studios announced today that...
Fortnite is finally getting better spatial audio
One of the reasons I couldn’t get into Fortnite was the sound. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an excellent and accurate sound model, and that made...