Supercell stakes a beachhead in the mobile gaming clash in Iran (updated)
Update, 2:15 p.m. August 31: Cafe Bazaar says there are numerous errors in this guest post: Supercell is left with 61 percent of revenues...
ESL says it still wants to work with YouPorn’s esports team
One of esports’ biggest organizations doesn’t want to ban one of its rising teams, but it says it doesn’t have much of a choice...
Unity’s David Helgason on the open-versus-closed Windows debate
David Helgason, cofounder of Unity Technologies, and Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, are rivals in the game engine business. But they have similar...
How esports can learn from its traditional sports teams and broadcasters
The global esports market will grow to $463 million this year, according to Newzoo’s latest Global Esports Market Report. By 2019 the report says...
Some Xbox Live features down and causing errors
You may run into some troubles with your Xbox One today. Xbox Live is experiencing some errors today, according to Microsoft’s status website and...
Unity’s David Helgason on game design, VR, and mobile’s future
David Helgason cofounded Unity Technologies in 2003 to make a game engine that could help democratize game development. Over more than a decade, he...
Esports league bans YouPorn’s pro gamer squad
As competitive gaming strives for mainstream acceptance, one of the biggest organizations is forcing out a sponsor that specializes in pornography. ESL (Electronic Sports...
How to hire a team of indie game all-star developers
If you’ve been in this industry long enough, you probably remember a time when “indie” was a dirty word. It meant missed deadlines and...
Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods’ 5 least promising new cards
Some of Hearthstone’s newest additions are as useless as they are ugly. The Whispers of the Old Gods expansion adds 134 cards to the free-to-play...
Twitch will introduce new features to make it easier to chat with friends
Twitch wants you to keep in better touch with your friends. The livestreaming site announced during the PAX East game convention in Boston today that...