Amazon opens a new game engine team location in Austin
When one company sunsets in the game business, another one rises. That’s my interpretation of Amazon’s decision to open a new location for its...
World of Warcraft: Legion’s biggest patch yet is now live
The biggest massively multiplayer online game in the market is getting a ton of new content today. World of Warcraft’s 7.1 patch is now...
NetEase’s push from China continues with mobile strategy game Immortal Conquest
Chinese gaming company NetEase announced that the mobile strategy game Immortal Conquest will be its next release for Western markets. The mythology-based title will come...
Livestreaming app Mobcrush raises $20 million
The mobile-based livestreaming app Mobcrush has raised $20 million in Series B funding. The Los Angeles-based production company Evolution Media led the round. This brings...
Live.me has processed $1 million in virtual gift payments for streamers in 7 months
Cheetah Mobile’s Live.me mobile streaming app launched just seven months ago. And the Chinese company is announcing today that Live.me has now processed more...
3 ways to overcome the blind spot in mobile fraud protection
Presented by AppsFlyer. Fraud is an ongoing issue in the mobile app marketing space, much to the industry’s chagrin. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) estimates...
World of Final Fantasy is a successful experiment to win over fans new and old
I sat on my couch, and despite the ludicrous dialogue coming out of the TV speakers, I couldn’t cringe: The oftentimes annoying script for...
Microsoft Surface and the NFL: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Just last week, the NFL’s most storied head coach, New England’s Bill Belichick, gave a 5 minute answer to a simple question about his...
The Anki Cozmo toy robot has personality, intelligence … and might rule the world
It’s a remarkably strange experience when you are defeated by a robot. You feel a little foolish or wonder if the world is going...
Ghost Invasion is a HoloLens game that turns you into a ghostbuster
The HoloLens is still a few years off from becoming a consumer product, but some developers are testing out the device’s gaming capabilities right now....