U.S. gaming industry earned $30.4 billion in 2016, up from 2015
2016 was a year of growth for the U.S. gaming industry. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the...
2016 NPD: Call of Duty No. 1, Battlefield No. 2 on 2016’s list of best-selling games
2016 is over. Here are the games that made the most of the year. The NPD Group has released its list of the 10...
December 2016 NPD: Final Fantasy XV shows it has a new recipe for franchise’s sales
It was a good month for Final Fantasy and Pokémon, but video game sales continue to see overall declines. The video game industry generated $2.8...
ModDrop hopes to reignite interest in the Torchlight games through mods
The mod-sharing platform ModDrop said it has acquired the premier Torchlight modding community site, runicgamesfansite.com (RGF). The site boasts over 20 million mods downloaded...
Super Mario Run drops from U.S. top 50 grossing iOS apps (update)
Mario is slowing down to more of a trot. Super Mario Run has dropped out of the top 50 grossing iOS apps in the U.S., according to mobile app store market intelligence group Sensor Tower. The auto-running platformer is ranked at No. 52.
Silicon Studio adapts Graphine’s texture software for console, PC, and VR development
The studio behind the cherished Bravely Default Japanese role-playing games are working with the makers of a high-end texture engine used for PC, console,...
Ubisoft hires an Oscar winner for The Division movie: Traffic’s Stephen Gaghan
The Division is a massively multiplayer online shooter that takes place in a post-pandemic New York City, and the publisher announced in May 2016 that the game had 7.5 million player accounts on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
XCOM 2’s Long War 2 fan mod is now available for PC
XCOM fans are going to have a busy day. 2K announced today that the free Long War 2 mod is available for its strategy game XCOM 2 on PC via the Steam Wokshop. It gives player a longer campaign than the original game (about 100 to 120 missions), smarter enemies, and new soldier classes.
Halo Wars 2 shows how The Creative Assembly is adapting its PC chops for consoles
I’ve had an awful time learning how to play real-time strategy games on consoles. RTS games are so much easier with a mouse and...
Fig raises $7.8 million to expand game crowdfunding platform
Game crowdfunding platform Fig has raised $7.84 million in a funding round led by big name venture capitalists. That shows you have to raise...