PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds update improves shaky performance
One of the most popular games on Steam right now is getting a lot of welcome improvements. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has a new update that’s available...
AppsFlyer helps mobile advertisers beat back ad fraud via machine learning
AppsFlyer is helping mobile game and app developers deal with the severe problem of fraudulent advertising responses via third-party ad networks. In doing so,...
MXGP3 and MotoGP 17 raise the bar on realistic racing simulations
I got some hands-on experience with the motocross racing simulations MXGP3 and MotoGP 17 yesterday. I’m not sure what I accomplished, other than proving...
Magikarp Jump gives Pokémon’s fishy weakling his own mobile game
Pokémon’s most pathetic creature is now a star. The Pokémon Company International released Magikarp Jump for iOS and Android devices today. The free-to-play game has...
How Unity convinced investors it’s worth $2.6 billion
From what we hear, a lot of investors in Silicon Valley wanted to get in on Unity Technologies’ $400 million funding round. Unity received...
Seriously takes the Angry Birds path with Best Fiends animated cartoon
Mobile game maker Seriously is taking a page from the strategy of its neighbor Rovio, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile games and film,...
Level up game dev with one platform for all stakeholders
Presented by Assembla Collaboration is taking over game development. As studios become increasingly global and start adopting agile project frameworks, silos are breaking down,...
Why Far Cry 5’s Mountain West extremism enables Ubisoft to criticize America
Ubisoft is going to screw up Far Cry 5 — at least as far as my expectations are concerned. But it can only fail because...
Microsoft relaunches Beam as Mixer, and it has a new feature to compete with Twitch
Microsoft is fighting to stand alongside Twitch and YouTube as a destination for gamers looking for gaming-related video content, and it made some moves...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tips from a grand champion (I won once)
You don’t have to call me “the greatest,” but you can if you want and also you have to. I finally won a solo match...