Pokémon Go creators urge players after muggings: ‘Be safe and alert at all times’
This brave new world of Pokémon gaming can be surprisingly dangerous. Pokémon Go launched for mobile in the U.S. on July 6, and it has...
Facebook: 43% of mobile gamers are parents
Gaming has become a $99 billion market, with mobile games accounting for $36 billion of that in 2016, according to market researcher Newzoo. And...
About 7.5M people have downloaded Pokémon Go in the U.S. since launch
The reason you keep bumping into other Pokémon Go players is because millions of people are trying to catch ’em all. Approximately 7.5 million iOS...
Paramount bags Battlefield TV series rights from EA
Paramount TV and Anonymous Content have bought the rights to make a television series based on Electronic Arts‘ Battlefield video game series. Michael Sugar,...
Research firm NPD brings digital Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox sales to its gaming report
The gaming industry in the United States is about to open up about some of its most guarded data. The sales-tracking intelligence firm The...
Anki introduces tool that allows developers to hack its Cozmo A.I. robot
A couple of weeks after pulling back the curtains on its smart toy called Cozmo, today Anki announced that it will also be releasing...
The Pokémon Go sensation dances its way to Spotify
Gotta listen to ’em all. Spotify noted today that the frenzy surrounding the mobile game Pokémon Go has created a huge increase in the popularity...
Warner Brothers settles FTC charges over promotional payments to livestreamers like PewDiePie
In a push to market its The Lord of the Rings-based Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor,” Warner Brothers failed to adequately disclose that it had paid...
Russian games market reached nearly $1 billion in 2015
Russia’s online and mobile games market amounted to 51.9 billion rubles in 2015, or $830 million at the average exchange rate, up 2 percent from the...
Nintendo’s stock price is up 25% thanks to Pokémon Go
Nitnendo stock is climbing faster than a Zubat’s population in a cave. Nintendo’s shares in Japan closed up at 24.5 percent on Monday at 20,260...