Prey developer Human Head shuts down; Bethesda hires team to open new studio
Doors are both closing and opening in the game development business today. Developer Human Head Studios is shutting down today after just launching Rune...
Wappier raises $4 million to power data visualization for apps and games
Mobile monetization gets harder and harder every year (heck, I’d bet this gets more difficult by the week in this ultra-competitive market). Companies have...
Artist Capital Management raises $100 million fund to invest in esports
Artist Capital Management has closed a $100 million fund for investing in esports. It’s another sign that investors believe that competitive gaming will eventually...
App Annie: 5 predictions for mobile app and gaming success in 2020
App Annie collects a lot of data on mobile devices, apps, and games. And so the mobile insights and analytics company has five predictions...
There’s serious potential in serious games
The world is being transformed by play. Serious games, or games that have a purpose beyond entertainment (not games that require serious effort to...
‘The Mandalorian’ made me want to return to Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Disney+ is out in the United States, and that means I’ve watched the first episode of The Mandalorian. This is the first Star Wars...
Overwatch celebrates Mercy with new short story and in-game skin
We don’t know when Overwatch 2 is coming, but it’ll won’t be soon. However, Overwatch fans are still getting some love from Blizzard Entertainment,...
Researchers show off TouchVR palm and finger haptic feedback device
Current-generation VR controllers are fairly limited in enabling users to “feel” virtual objects; bow strings vibrate with haptic shivers, while guns kick back as...
Twitch Studio’s streamlined streaming suite hits open beta
Twitch Studio is going into open beta today with the goal of enabling anyone to become a livestreamer. The aim from Amazon’s Twitch division...
Humankind preview: The end of Civilization?
At first glance, Humankind seems familiar, perhaps a little too much so. Start a game, and there’s your initial tribe on a beautiful hex-based...