Science Game Lab to be a central hub for scientists and gamers
Scripps Research is partnering with game studio Playmatics to create a Science Game Lab portal for games that will support citizen science. The portal’s...
With Supercell, China’s Tencent will command 13% of $99 billion game business
With the acquisition of most of Supercell, China’s Tencent will have an estimated 13 percent of the global $99 billion game business in 2016,...
GamEffective raises $7 million to gamify worker performance
GamEffective has raised $7 million to improve worker performance via “gamification” or making work activities more game-like. GamEffective also offers real-time feedback, so workers...
South Korea’s Netmarble uses Marvel to bring its mobile games to the West
Netmarble Games has grown to nearly $1 billion in sales. That’s a long way from its humble beginnings in 2000, when Jun-Hyuk Bang started the...
Tencent-led consortium to acquire up to 84% stake in Supercell from SoftBank at $10.2 billion valuation
After months of speculation, Chinese tech giant Tencent has confirmed that a consortium it established will acquire a majority stake in Clash of Clans-maker...
VR report says consumer interest in virtual reality goes far beyond games
Consumer interest in virtual reality goes far beyond gaming, according to the latest research from Greenlight VR. In addition to games, consumers want to...
PlayStation VR’s weakness is the Move controller
Sony’s PlayStation VR has a number of advantages over its virtual reality competitors, such as lower price, ease-of-use, and brand recognition. But it also has a...
God of War director Cory Barlog says that Sony’s violent series is growing up with the industry
God of War was one of the most surprising games to appear at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, and not for the...
Irreverent indie house Devolver Digital releases the Xsplit game-broadcasting tool on Steam
You probably get a lot of your games through the Steam download portal, and now one of the better game-broadcasting tools is on the...
Asus is the most popular brand among PC gamers in the U.S.
If you’re a PC gamer in America, chances are you’re using gear from Asus. Research firm Newzoo and PC game app-maker Overwolf revealed today that...