PC gamers carry digital games through slow summer
Digital game sales grew 11 percent to $979 million from a year ago, according to market research SuperData. While that may seem like a...
Metal Gear Solid V’s DD is history’s greatest dog for history’s greatest soldier
From Sega’s Shadow Dancer to Call of Duty: Ghosts, gaming has had its share of trusty canine companions. After having completed Metal Gear Solid: The...
Super Mario Bros. 3 was all just a play — Shiggy confirms and busts the series’ myths
One day before Super Mario Maker (which, by the way, we gave our first 100/100 review score) comes out for the Wii U, the Japanese gaming company has posted a video that has the series’ creator, Shigeru Miyamoto (affectionately called Shiggy by fans), confirming and denying some of the franchises’ long-standing myths.
Epic Games graphics guru Tim Sweeney headlines GamesBeat 2015
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Tim Sweeney, the chief executive of Epic Games and a game graphics pioneer for 25 years,...
Hammer & Chisel pivots to voice comm app for multiplayer mobile games
Hammer & Chisel didn’t have much luck with its pioneering iPad game, Fates Forever. It launched last year as a mobile version of the popular multiplayer...
Scientific Revenue figures out optimal prices for virtual goods in games
Setting prices and running a virtual economy is complicated. But most game developers don’t have degrees in economics. Scientific Revenue wants to offload the...
Indie dev Rami Ismail on doing good, the Indiepocalypse, and Nuclear Throne
Rami Ismail is one of the most visible independent game developers in the world. The cofounder of Utrecht, Netherlands-based Vlambeer is trying to use that...
IronSource confirms merger with mobile monetization firm Supersonic
Israeli tech firm IronSource has confirmed that it is merging with Supersonic, which specializes in user acquisition and in-app monetization for mobile apps and games. The aim is to...
The ludicrously popular Garry’s Mod is getting a sequel, and it’ll support virtual reality
Facepunch Studios is working on a sequel to its 6 million-selling physics sandbox Garry’s Mod. Garry’s Mod is a game with no objectives or...
Here’s what Pokémon Go will look like as a location-based mobile game
Just after announcing that it will partner with Google’s Niantic Labs location-based gaming division, Nintendo showed off what its location-based Pokémon game will look like...