With just 3 games, Supercell made $924M in profits on $2.3B in revenue in 2015
There’s something magical in the water, or the snow, in Finland. Helsinki-based Supercell announced some astounding financial results for 2015 based on revenues from...
Why engagement is the best measure of mobile monetization
Most game companies manage their businesses using operating metrics that give insights into audience (metrics such as Daily Active Users, or DAU; Monthly Active...
Job Simulator developer has overcome one of virtual reality’s biggest marketing hurdles
It is difficult to explain virtual reality to someone who has never tried it before, but one of the most exciting developers working in...
Out of the Park sim to determine best MLB team ever — with ESPN baseball guru in the bullpen
It’s finally time to use math and algorithms to determine if the 1927 Pinstripes are really better than 1976’s Big Red Machine. Out of...
SuperData trims virtual reality revenue outlook for 2016 by 30%
Virtual reality is not going to have quite as big of a 2016 as one research firm was originally predicting. SuperData is trimming its prediction...
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak will be immortalized in a $350,000 wax figure
Now this is a way to cement a Silicon Valley legend. Madame Tussauds San Francisco said today it will make a wax figure of...
Hearthstone becomes less intimidating with new tool to help you make decks
Hearthstone really wants new players to feel welcome. Blizzard announced a new feature — Deck Recipes — for the digital card game today. Deck...
League of Legends studio acquires Radiant, and Seth Killian’s fighting game is canceled (update)
Developer Riot Games announced today that it has acquired developer Radiant Entertainment. The League of Legends company now owns the studio responsible for the castle-building PC game Stonehearth and fighting game Rising Thunder.
Do you smell what The Rock is matching? A WWE puzzle game
Austin 3:16 says I just matched three gems! Mobile game publisher company Scopely announced today that it will publish WWE Champions, a match-3 puzzle...
Comprendi’s social-marketing tech makes player acquisition cheaper for Zynga and Kabam (update)
Getting people to install your free-to-play game is expensive, but another new tool is hitting the market to help drive down those costs. Comprendi,...