Xbox One August update starts rolling out with 1080p 60fps game streaming, achievement comparing, and more
Microsoft began rolling out the Xbox One August 2015 update today. The latest version adds a slew of new social features to the console and...
Splatoon transforms into a battle of Autobots vs. Decepticons
Splatoon is about to become more than meets the eye. Nintendo announced today that its hit multiplayer shooter, Splatoon, is getting some Transformers content....
Second Life creator Linden Lab starts testing its virtual-reality world: Project Sansar
Second Life creator Linden Lab is announcing today that it has begun inviting creative people to test its new virtual reality world, code-named Project...
Rovio reveals the key to Angry Birds’ success: brand partners
Rovio Chief Commercial Officer Alex Lambeek lays out the success of Angry Birds as a marathon of cross-pollination with multiple brands and business partners.
Double Fine, InXile, and Obsidian bigwigs create Kickstarter competitor for games — with equity for backers
Kickstarter might not be the best place for developers to crowdfund their games anymore. Justin Bailey has launched Fig, a new crowdfunding site built specifically...
Scooby-Doo and the gang break into Lego Dimensions
Warner Bros. combats the imminent release of Disney Infinity and Skylanders SuperChargers by highlighting its big brands for Lego Dimensions in a new Scooby-Doo trailer. The clip stars Scooby, Shaggy, and the Mystery Machine from the cartoon show.
Animal Jam brings its social network for kids to mobile
WildWorks today launched an iPad version of Animal Jam, the game it says is the world’s biggest social network for kids. Animal Jam — Play...
Helpshift grows revenues 500% in a year
Helpshift, a customer relationship management (CRM) company focused on mobile apps, announced today that it has grown revenues 500 percent since it raised funding...
Activision unveils Skylanders Battlecast free-to-play mobile card game
ctivision Publishing announced today that it is launching a new free-to-play mobile card-battle game: Skylanders Battlecast. The new title coming in 2016 takes the...
Watch us play Galak-Z for the first time
It’s time for some hyper-violent Japanese cartoons from the 1980s — only, we’re all out of those. So let’s just settle for a new...