Overwatch League is coming to ESPN, ABC, and other Disney channels
Disney and Blizzard Entertainment are partnering to bring Overwatch League to Disney-owned channels, such as ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, and Disney XD. Overwatch League...
Intel Buzz Workshop returns to Seattle on July 20
Intel is partnering with Microsoft and the Seattle Indies Group to bring the Intel Buzz Workshop back to the Emerald City on July 20. The one-day event provides an affordable networking opportunity for young and veteran developers alike. (Sponsored post)
Kik commits $3 million to developer program for its Kin cryptocurrency
Kik, through the Kin Ecosystem Foundation, wants to foster more usage of and innovation around its cryptocurrency, and so the foundation will give up to 25 developers a total of about $3 million in the currency to develop new apps or games.
Penrose Studios raises $10 million for AR/VR entertainment
Penrose Studios has raised $10 million in a new round of funding for its augmented reality and virtual reality entertainment. That’s a beefy round,...
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review — a peak Nintendo puzzler for Switch
If Breath of the Wild was “peak Zelda” and Super Mario Odyssey was “peak Mario,” Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is “peak Nintendo” — a...
Inca Games will publish Latin American indie games
Inca Games, a new incubator and publisher of independent video games, has the mission to bring games developed in Latin America to the world. The Buenos...
GamesBeat Decides 87: Your feedback on who to fire is valuable to us
We’re back after taking a week off for Independence Day, and everyone is talking about ArenaNet. Well, the GamesBeat Decides podcast is not going to...
Tilting Point invests $132 million in user acquisition for mobile games
Mobile games now generate more revenue than their counterparts on PC and console, but discoverability on the Apple App Store and Google Play is...
Amazon will sell HTC Viveport apps and open Prime Day VR kiosks (updated)
Amazon will offer HTC Viveport titles through its online store, and open VR kiosks in 10 locations across India -- the latter to promote Prime Day.
Trion Worlds launches Defiance 2050 reboot without SyFy TV show
Trion Worlds has launched Defiance 2050, a reimagined third-person shooter in a massively multiplayer online sci-fi world. The game is a reboot of Defiance, one of the...