July 2017 Xbox Games With Gold: Kane & Lynch 2, Grow Up, and more
Microsoft’s premium network service Xbox Live Gold is back with some more games to give away to its subscribers, and July is all about...
Acquired.io raises $2 million to ease user acquisition grunt work
Acquired.io has raised $2 million to make it easier for mobile advertisers to manage user acquisition campaigns across dozens of channels without a lot...
Singular and Apsalar merge to create unified marketing analytics platform
Mobile marketing analytics firm Singular is merging with mobile app attribution and audience management firm Apsalar today so the two companies can offer a...
Payscout VR Commerce makes in-VR payments a reality
Payscout has launched an application that enables easy payments inside virtual reality experiences. At the Money20/20 conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Payscout unveiled Payscout VR...
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is D&D’s first clicker game (Updated)
Dungeons & Dragons is “clicking” with players worldwide in new ways thanks to livestreaming on Twitch, the renaissance of tabletop games, and a fantastic...
Hashoff creates a way for brands to sift through influencers who are safe to support
YouTube stars and other influencers are becoming increasingly important to brands, but they can be loose cannons. With that in mind, Hashoff is launching a platform...
Eleven Ventures will make esports, VR, AR, and game investments
Game industry veterans Michael Howse and Greg Ballard are starting Eleven Ventures, a venture capital firm that will focus on early-stage investments in emerging...
Inside the company behind sensation Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
Presented by Intel Rapidly becoming — if not already — a phenomenon, Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has captured imaginations and, with its constantly evolving world, is...
Rocket League studio Psyonix loves Switch, live services, and working with Tencent
Rocket League is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, and I played it at the Electronic Entertainment Expo game industry event in...
Why Ni no Kuni’s sequel is going in a different direction
The first Ni no Kuni dazzled players with its bright, cartoon-like graphics. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is keeping the beautiful art, but it’s...