Google and Unity partner to boost mobile game advertising
In mobile games, 96 percent of players don’t pay any money for game content. But 71 percent of them say they won’t mind watching...
How Landfall juggles jokes, physics experiments, and commercial games
Landfall was working on Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, a physics-based tactics sim, when the studio answered the call of April Fools. It wasn’t the first time, and in this case, the concept was a goofy parody of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, a three-week diversion from their main game project.
Facebook finally launches playable ads, improves game monetization
Playable ads debuted four years ago as a new way to entice gamers to play mobile games. The ads were interactive, allowing people to...
Sales of definitive editions of games surge 150% in June
How long should publishers wait before rereleasing their games? Ten years is a bit long, and five years seems too quick. Except these days,...
Stardew Valley’s multiplayer update is live on PC with horse hats
Beloved farming simulator Stardew Valley is getting multiplayer support in its PC version. You can use services like GOG or Steam to connect with...
The RetroBeat: The SNES Omnibus is a great way to explore the classic console
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is one of my favorite consoles in gaming’s history. Its library includes many of the best games ever made,...
It’s 2018, and the NES outsold the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
June was a big month for the video game industry thanks to the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show. That’s the event that is supposed...
June 2018 NPD: Mario Tennis Aces serves up a smash hit for Nintendo
The games industry brought in $1.08 billion in June, up 25 percent year-over-year, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Nintendo’s Mario Tennis Aces made quite...
Fire Emblem: Heroes burns past $400 million as Nintendo’s top mobile game
It’s been a year-and-a-half since Nintendo brought its strategic role-playing game Fire Emblem: Heroes to iOS and Android. Since then, it’s rocketed past the...
Zynga gets Q2 boost from Words with Friends, Poker, CSR2
Zynga now generates more than 90 percent of its revenue from mobile games and just 10 percent from its legacy Facebook desktop games. And...