A user’s perspective on in-game ads: What developers need to know
You don’t have to look far to see the reach of mobile games and how they color our world. Just take one look outside,...
No Man’s Sky’s funky fauna: Unicorn dogs, hissing crabs, and space dinos
With No Man’s Sky, everyone gets to be an intergalactic wildlife expert. Out now for PlayStation 4 today (and August 12 for PC), indie developer...
How Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi is bringing his beloved franchise to mobile (update)
Puzzle games lend themselves to mobile’s touchscreen controls. And they’re profitbable, too — look at how King Entertainment has been a top-earning app store...
Sony announces PlayStation Meeting event for September 7 following PS4 Neo rumors
We may learn details about the PlayStation 4 Neo next month. Sony is holding an event in New York City on September 7 called...
No Man’s Sky turned into No Man’s Sleep for me
I started playing No Man’s Sky yesterday after years of anticipation and hype, and while I’ve only scraped the crust of this universe-sized enigma,...
Pokémon Go developer tests big changes to tracking with ‘Nearby’ and ‘Sightings’
I know. You hate Pokémon Go’s broken tracker, but it looks like the developer has some crucial changes coming soon. Developer Niantic is sending out...
Pokémon Go should consider Apple’s subscription program
Nearly a month since its release, and Pokémon Go is still going strong. We now know how to expand our Pokédex with rare Pokémon,...
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 will munch up all your pellets next month
One of the best Xbox Live Arcade standouts is getting its official sequel in just a few weeks. Publisher Bandai Namco revealed that Pac-Man...
Chrome will block ‘behind the scenes’ Flash content in September, make HTML5 default in December
Google has shared more details of its plan to replace Flash with HTML5 by default in Chrome. In September 2016, Chrome will block Flash content that loads...
How Warner Bros. is making its game business digitally powered
A decade ago, Warner Bros. embarked on an ambitious plan to become a big player in video games by acquiring studios that would internally...