ZeniMax v. Oculus: Jury orders Facebook’s VR company to pay $500 million because Palmer Luckey broke his NDA
The jury has come in on one of the first major lawsuits for the burgeoning virtual reality industry. Facebook’s Oculus VR must pay $500...
Nintendo Switch’s online service could cost $30 a year or less
While you won’t have to pay to play games online with the Nintendo Switch when the system launches March 3, that fee is coming...
GameStop is getting more PlayStation VR bundles
If you’re having a hard time finding the PlayStation VR, GameStop is ready to help. The retailer announced today that it is receiving more...
Take-Two buys Spain’s Social Point mobile game studio for at least $250 million
Take-Two Interactive has acquired Spain’s Social Point, a free-to-play mobile game developer of titles such as Dragon City, for at least $250 million. The...
Crytek cuts 15 more jobs from the publishing team at its Frankfurt office
Crytek’s downsizing continues, and this time it’s the company’s publishing team that is dealing with the pain. The company announced today that it is...
Activision Blizzard dives into consumer products division with ex-Mattel hire
Video game giant Activision Blizzard has started a new consumer products division and hired former Mattel and Disney veteran Tim Kilpin as that group’s...
SuperData: Mobile games hit $40.6 billion in 2016, matching world box office numbers
Mobile games hit a new record by generating more than $40.6 billion in worldwide revenue in 2016, up 18 percent from a year ago,...
1App put Android in the cloud so you can access apps instantly on any device
Advertising mobile apps faces a lot of friction. You have to advertise it, get someone to tap on the ad, download the app, and then...
Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax acquires Doom co-developer Escalation Studios
ZeniMax is bringing in a little more game-development firepower to its already considerable roster. The parent company of Fallout and Skyrim publisher Bethesda announced...
Nintendo will air its first-ever Super Bowl ad to support the launch of the Switch console
Nintendo isn’t just getting ready for the March 3 launch of its upcoming Switch console. It’s prepping for some football as well. With billions...