Zynga beats estimates with $183M in revenues — but it’s cutting 364 jobs
Zynga reported its first-quarter results today.
World of Warcraft’s subscribers shrink to 7.1 million
Warcraft's numbers are back down.
Gamergate’s positive effect: We’re now talking about diversity
Kate Edwards, in the last morning session of today's GamesBeat Summit, details the state of the industry in the wake of the Gamergate campaign.
The what, why, and how of mobile ad mediation
Mobile ad mediation gives developers deeper control over how, when, and to whom ad inventory is sold -- all of which helps overcome saturation and competion. And improves monetization.
Destiny servers down for maintenance — update incoming
Bungie is preparing Destiny for the 1.2.0 update.
E-sports makes $612M from its 134M viewers worldwide, SuperData finds
Affluent young men have turned e-sports into a real market worth a lot of money, but most publishers and even the pro players treat it as marketing.
Lionsgate’s Peter Levin on how the game industry often botches a ‘straight-forward idea’
Lionsgate president of interactive ventures and games Peter Levin discussed the marriage of technology and software at the GamesBeat Summit yesterday before answering questions on John Wick and Kim Kardashian.
Why Kabam is shifting to the deep end of mobile games with big budgets
Kabam's chief operating officer tells us the writing on the wall for industry consolidation.
Why Samsung is entering the mobile app store war
At the GamesBeat Summit, Samsung vice president Mihai Pohontu outlined the mobile giant's upcoming storefront as a curated, exclusive alternative platform for mobile and tablet developers.
Cut the Rope maker ZeptoLab grabs 10M downloads for King of Thieves (updated)
Players will now be able to join guilds and fight against other groups.