Starfighter Inc. and its spaceship-vs.-spaceship combat reaches its Kickstarter goal
Fans of ship-to-ship space combat have helped a new game get closer to reality. Starfighter Inc. has reached its $150,000 crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter with...
The DeanBeat: Silicon Valley, sci-fi, and games are coming together
Last year, I started writing stories about the uncanny melding of science fiction, real-world technology, and games in mainstream entertainment such as HBO’s Westworld....
Candy Crush moves into fashion with swimwear, a phone case, and a $650 backpack
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the enormously popular Candy Crush Saga mobile game, King has partnered with Italian fashion house Moschino to create...
Titanfall 2 is getting a new mech and new maps before the end of June
One of the best games of last year is going to have a busy April and June. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Respawn are...
March 2017 NPD: Nintendo Switch sales surpass 906,000 in the U.S.
Nintendo introduced a new console last month, and it was a big hit in the United States. The Switch was a huge hit in...
How Epic built a player base of nearly 1 million Paragon players
Last March, developer Epic Games launched its free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena Paragon. A year later, it is thriving on PC and PlayStation 4....
Pokémon Go Easter event launches as Niantic’s 2016 sensation faces slowing revenues
Niantic and The Pokémon Company International announced the start of Pokémon Go’s latest in-game event, the Pokémon Go Eggstravaganza, in time for the Easter...
Mobile game revenue grew 53% to $11.9 billion in Q1 2017
Worldwide mobile game revenue from iOS and Google Play stores grew 53 percent to $11.9 billion, according to a report today from measurement firm...
Nintendo is discontinuing the hard-to-find NES Classic Edition
If you want an NES Classic Edition, you better get one soon. Nintendo is discontinuing the popular but hard-to-find retro console, as IGN first reported. The...
Reset shows what just two game designers can do with Nvidia’s stunning PhysX and WaveWorks tech
A two-person team is about to launch a gorgeous game that shows off the power of Nvidia’s development tools. Reset is an atmospheric exploration-puzzler from...