Star Wars: Battlefront II — Arcade mode is a safe place where you can casually play and learn
If Star Wars: Battlefront II has a carefree mode it’s Arcade. The mode is part of the big Star Wars game from Electronic Arts that debuts on...
Star Wars: Battlefront II — Galactic Assault introduces massive battles on multiple planets
In Electronic Arts’ first edition of Star Wars: Battlefront, players got to enjoy a massive Battle of Hoth where the Rebels had to stop...
Path Out uses real-life commentary to tell a tale of escaping Syria
Path Out is an autobiographical role-playing game that goes beyond just telling a story through dialogue and quests. You play as a cartoon version of...
Star Wars licensing is everywhere — the tree, the rock, even Nvidia GPUs
Nvidia is giving PC gamers the chance to power their rigs with the Force, and (as usual with such product tie-ins) you can choose...
iOS 11 passes 50% adoption in under 2 months
After a longer wait than usual, Apple today finally released the first official numbers for iOS 11. The various figures and estimates released by...
Outsourcing is vital to the motion capture industry
In the decade-plus I’ve been working with motion capture, it’s been amazing to see how it has become an essential part of game development....
NBA 2K microtransaction and DLC spending jumped 57% from 2016
When NBA 2K18 launched in September, it had more ways than ever for players to spend money inside the game. That business model is...
Grand Theft Auto V sales climb past 85 million, increasing by 5 million since May
Grand Theft Auto V came out in 2013, and it is still selling millions of copies. Take-Two revealed today as part of its financials...
How Zynga plans to grow through acquisitions, new games, and live ops
Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau wants to make sure that the company’s strong performance for the third quarter that ended September 30 isn’t a fluke. The...
Zynga pays $100 million for Peak Games’ casual card game studio
Zynga has acquired the mobile card game studio of Turkey’s Peak Games for $100 million in cash. The move is one of the biggest...