3 reasons a Microsoft EA acquisition sorta makes sense
I don’t think Microsoft is going to acquire Electronic Arts, but that rumor is attracting a lot of attention today after appearing in a...
Monster Hunter: World has a fatal flaw
My heart is open to the possibility of Monster Hunter: World, and now it is up to that game to show me that it...
Social play is transforming mobile gaming
Mobile gaming is a massive market with 2.6 billion players – and it’s about to get even bigger. Why? Major technology advancements and new...
Sea of Thieves: What happens if you sail off the map
The Sea of Thieves beta has a couple of days left, and players are trying to find the edge of the world. So what...
The tonal whiplash of Monster Hunter: World and Shadow of the Colossus
The game I’m playing the most right now is … well, it’s Celeste. That’s an excellent platformer, and you should pick it up. Outside...
Microsoft buys live game operations startup PlayFab, will integrate into Azure
Microsoft has acquired PlayFab, a startup which accelerates game development by handling live operations and other tasks so developers can concentrate on making their...
Hearthstone will nerf 4 of its most overpowered cards in February
Blizzard announced major changes today to four of Hearthstone‘s most powerful and popular cards. These cards — Corridor Creeper, Bonemare, Patches the Pirate, and...
Monster Hunter: World shipped 5 million copies in beastly first weekend
Capcom announced today that Monster Hunter: World has shipped more than 5 million copies in its launch weekend, via GamesIndustry.biz. Monster Hunter: World came...
Playchemy unveils blockchain-enabled Immortal Player Characters
Ed Annunziata is known for creating memorable games, such as Ecco the Dolphin, Jurassic Park, and Mr. Bones. And now at startup Playchemy, he...
GameMine says it is making money with its subscription mobile games
The odds are good that you haven’t heard of GameMine, which offers a catalog of 400 mobile games for a subscription fee. But the...