How Hearthstone’s team made Tomb of Terrors a fun and distinct solo mode
GamesBeat: You’re experimenting with a connected story this year. We’re in the middle chapter now. How is that experiment working out so far? Kosak:...
Activision reveals details on first-ever crossplay for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Activision unveiled the details on its first-ever crossplay for a Call of Duty game. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will let PC, PlayStation 4,...
Philips Hue sync box brings a light show to all your HDMI devices
Signify is unveiling a new Philips Hue smart lighting product that brings a light show to your TV or any other HDMI-connected device, such...
Ex-King developers raise $1.5 million and launch Starform studio to make online games
Starform, a new Seattle-based game studio that former King and Z2Live mobile game veterans started, has raised $1.25 million and announced plans to make...
Riot Games says 10-year-old League of Legends hits 8 million concurrent players daily
For a 10-year-old game, League of Legends is doing spectacularly well. Riot Games said today that the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game hits...
Mobcrush hits 84 million unique monthly users and pays out $5 million to streamers
Mobcrush, a mobile livestreaming service, said its American audience has grown to more than 84 million unique viewers per month (UVPM) across its network,...
Gears 5 gets over 3 million players in its first weekend
Gears 5 is off to a strong start, seeing over 3 million players in its first weekend, according to Microsoft. The third-person shooter debuted...
Apple Arcade hands-on — dozens of original cartoon games aimed at family players
Apple Arcade is coming on September 19 in 150 countries for $4.99 a month [though it appears some people have access today, September 16 —...
Network Next goes global with tech to reduce lag in multiplayer online games
Network Next has developed a technology to reduce lag — or interaction delays that can ruin fast gameplay — for multiplayer online games, and...
Pokémon Go adds critters from Black and White’s Gen 5 roster
Pokémon from the franchise’s fifth generation will start showing up in Niantic‘s hit mobile game Pokémon Go today. Gen 5 encompasses Pokémon Black and...