How League of Legends players went from hating Facebook to happily using it to find friends
Hardcore gamers don’t fully trust Facebook and they are dismissive of “Facebook games.” When they see the social network in their “real” games, they...
Fuel Ignite enables game developers to run live operations without a ton of money
Live events are essential to keeping a mobile game popular and extending its life. They keep players engaged and give them a reason to...
The Witcher 2 highlights 10 new Xbox 360 backward compatible games for Xbox One
More of your old Xbox 360 games could now be playable on Xbox One today. Microsoft revealed 10 more Xbox 360 titles that are...
VC Mobile unveils Creature Quest mobile game from Might & Magic creator
VC Mobile Entertainment is counting one one of the most landmark names in PC role-playing game history to propel its next release to success. The...
DICE Summit will dive into games for cars, VR, film, and storytelling
The organizers of the DICE Summit, the elite video game conference in Las Vegas in mid-February, are announcing 11 new speakers today to discuss the frontiers of...
Glu announces $7.5M investment in QuizUp developer ahead of TV show, may lead to a full acquisition
Mobile-game publisher Glu Mobile (Glu) has announced it’s investing “up to” $7.5 million in Plain Vanilla, the Icelandic game studio behind popular multiplayer trivia...
Steam is down for maintenance
It’s a short week, and that means Steam’s typical Tuesday maintenance is happening today. Valve is in its server room banging on stuff with...
Supposed Star Wars: Battlefront III prototype leaks online — playable on modded Xbox 360s
The lost sequel to developer Pandemic’s Star Wars: Battlefront II may have leaked online. Star Wars: Battlefront III, a shooter from the late 2000s from...
Warner Bros. disappoints PC players again with Mortal Kombat X DLC characters
This adds another mark against publisher Warner Bros.’ track record with the PC platform after it famously had to pull and refund the PC version of last year’s Batman: Arkham Knight after it suffered significant performance issues at launch.
Marmalade Technologies raises $5M to introduce more developers to its game-making platform
It’s easier than ever to start making a game, and one of the companies responsible for this democratization of development is getting an influx of...