Marketers, don’t miss out on the ‘perfect storm’ of esports
The $700 million global competitive gaming industry is one of the largest yet most underutilized marketing channels in the digital marketing space. In an...
Saber Interactive: Classic shooters show off technical chops
Presented by Intel With Quake Champions, Saber Interactive has set itself the task to make a modern Quake: frenetic and crazy as it ever...
Hearthstone: Kobolds & Catacomb’s Dungeon Runs is a win for Blizzard
Hearthstone’s new Kobolds & Catacombs expansion launched today for PC, iOS, and mobile. But the 135 new cards aren’t the most interesting thing to come to Blizzard’s...
Facebook Instant Games gets livestreams — Angry Birds, multiplayer video chat to come
Facebook launched Instant Games on its Messenger platform earlier this year with 20 games. It’s since grown its library to 70, including arcade classics like...
Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland event returns with new Mei content
It’s beginning to look a lot like seasonal-event time for online games, and Overwatch is showing up with the return of its fan-favorite Winter...
Google launches Change the Game diversity initiative for women in mobile games
Google is launching its Change the Game program, a diversity initiative for starting a dialogue about women who play and make mobile games. It...
Xbox Live is down and has taken many games with it
Update 3 at 11:30 a.m. on December 9: Xbox Live continues to have intermittent problems. Xbox One owners and PC players are encountering connection...
Goodgame Studios starts 2017 with layoffs, finishes with plans to go public
Germany-based developer Goodgame Studios announced today that it will be publicly traded indirectly for the first time as it merges with Stillfront Group, a company...
Amplifying New Voices will train diverse game creators to be industry speakers
Amplifying New Voices is launching its third year of hands-on training and boot camp for diverse people in the gaming industry. The group has...
The IndieBeat: How Studio Oleomingus is crafting its Indian post-modern fairy tale
For the last three years, Indian indie studio Studio Oleomingus has been crafting its first game, a post-modern fairy tale called Somewhere. It’s gifted...