Players invested 8.34B hours into Blizzard titles in 2024, says studio
Blizzard this week released its End-Of-Year Review report, in which it revealed details about how players engaged with its titles in 2024. To that...
My favorite games of 2024 | The DeanBeat
So many games. So little time. Seems like I say that every year, as my pile of shame gets bigger. I was once again...
Building giant and ambitious games | Brendan Greene interview
Elvis Presley once said, “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.” Brendan Greene, the creator of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), has a lot of...
SpongeBob SquarePants is the latest icon to join the UEFN platform
SpongeBob SquarePants and Bikini Bottom have joined Fortnite via its UGC platform, Unreal Editor for Fortnite. Paramount Game Studios and marketing agency Zoned have...
Gamefam closes year of growth with 5 of top 15 branded games on Roblox
Gamefam, a metaverse media company for Gen Z and Alpha communities, said in its second annual report that its branded campaigns on Roblox and...
The future games industry will favor two consoles | DFC Intelligence
The games industry will not only grow in the next few years, but experience shifts in the hardware market, according to DFC Intelligence —...
Linden Lab has spent $1.3B building Second Life and paid $1.1B to creators (updated)
Linden Lab has spent $1.3 billion building the Second Life virtual world, which debuted back in 2003 in the first era of the metaverse....
Nintendo’s Don James will get AIAS lifetime achievement award
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced Don James, a longtime leader and cornerstone of Nintendo of America’s legacy, will be honored...
How user-generated content is shaping the future of gaming and media
Transmedia storytelling is booming — just look at how the popularity of Five Nights at Freddy’s game-native IP exploded, or the success of video...
Pentagon Games will launch a digital world on the Tron Web3 network
Pentagon Games, a Web3 game company making immersive virtual environments, has teamed with the Tron DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) to create a new digital...