Newzoo: Nintendo could reap billions from subscriptions, digital sales, and mobile
Nintendo had spectacular growth in 2017, with revenues growing 172 percent to $9.2 billion from a year earlier. That’s good enough to push the...
Tangelo Games is targeting social casino games at Spanish-speaking players
We wrote about Vicenç Martí back in 2012 when he won the Who’s Got Game competition at our GamesBeat 2012 conference. He was running Akamon,...
Brass Tactics hands-on: Scaled-down VR strategy game remains challenging
Brass Tactics Arena, the free-to-play spin-off of Brass Tactics, has launched on Oculus Home for the Oculus Rift with Touch, and UploadVR got the...
5 ways mobile games can avoid a sophomore slump
It is hard enough for a game to become a hit in the App Store or Google Play these days; it’s harder still to...
How do developers hook U.S. mobile gamers? Achievements and progress tracking
When designing or localizing your mobile game for international release, it is critical to examine whether or not it’s a good fit for what...
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is what Microsoft promised
Microsoft is bringing back the Age of Empires series, and it is starting with an updated version of the original game for $20 on...
Rainbow Six Siege Operation Chimera hands-on — 25 million players get new ways to die
Ubisoft is taking the wraps off of its Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege expansion, dubbed Operation Chimera. That could very well get the game’s...
OrbusVR shows the promise of MMOs in VR
As someone that grew up playing MMOs like EverQuest, Minions of Mirth (an obscure indie one), Runescape, Guild Wars, and more, a high-quality VR...
How Machinima plotted its strategic rebranding across platforms
Warner Bros.’s digital video site Machinima rebranded this week as it makes a bigger push to expand beyond its YouTube roots to all the new platforms...
Bigscreen’s new update adds support for 12 players
It’s time for another Bigscreen update, and this latest edition makes the social VR app even, well, bigger. The Big Room Update, as it’s...