Xsolla starts $30 million royalty investment fund for indie games
E-commerce and payment platform Xsolla is launching Xsolla Capital, a $30 million fund that will invest in projects by independent game developers in exchange...
Futurefly’s EatMessage app turns your face into a game controller
Futurefly is launching an iMessage app called EatMessage, a selfie-based game where challenge friends to eat or dodge emojis. And in this game, your face is...
Former Wooga developers launch mobile game studio in Berlin
Former Wooga game developers have joined Sweden’s Snowprint Studios and opened a new mobile game studio in Berlin. Wilhelm Österberg, formerly the head of...
Hands-on with Halo Wars 2’s grueling Lights Out mission
Halo Wars 2, Microsoft’s next big exclusive on the Xbox One and Windows, has some very grueling missions in its single-player campaign. I’ve been playing...
Game trade group ESA takes a shot at Trump’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy
Mike Gallagher, president and CEO of the game lobbying group The Entertainment Software Association, took a blast at President Donald Trump today for his...
Supercell’s Clash Royale reaps $1 billion in its first year
Supercell announced strong 2016 revenue and earnings today, but it didn’t break out the performance of specific games. Thankfully, mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower...
The end of mobile gaming as we know it
As they face market saturation and rising marketing costs, mobile gaming marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to report healthy return on investment (ROI)....
Grand Theft Auto luminary Leslie ‘The Benz’ Benzies drives investment in Krotos audio tech
An audio company that specializes in making monster sounds is getting help from of gaming’s biggest names. Former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies...
Microsoft’s Build 2017 conference sold out in 8 hours
Microsoft’s Build developer conference, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But this year, tickets for the three-day event, taking...
YouPorn’s Team YP esports squad is back — and hitting Overwatch
YouPorn is sponsoring a professional Overwatch esports squad as part of its Team YP esports group. The roster includes several new faces and the surprise addition of Street Fighter V pro Valmaster, who is going to attempt to compete in both Capcom’s fighting game and Blizzard’s class-based team shooter.