Zynga’s Q3 2021 bookings of $668M are up 6% from a year ago
Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting strong bookings and revenues in the third quarter that ended September 30 thanks to the performance of games...
Niantic opens Lightship augmented reality platform to all developers
Niantic today announced it’s opening its Lightship AR platform to all developers. More specifically, it’s offering the Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) to...
How indie publisher Serenity Forge is shipping physical games during a supply-chain crisis
[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/how-games-make-money/embed/episodes/How-Serenity-Forge-ships-physical-games-when-China-runs-out-of-cardboard-e18nvl0″ height=”102px” width=”100%” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] How Games Make Money is back to have a conversation with Colorado-based Serenity Forge. The studio develops and...
Forza Horizon 5 is great, Activision Blizzard is a mess, and more | GamesBeat Decides 221
[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/embed/episodes/221-IS-OVERWTACH-2-EVER-COMING-OUT-e19rcas” height=”102px” width=”100%” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] So many games are getting delayed that it’s even happening to games that don’t have release dates. Also,...
Rider’s Republic review: Fast-paced fun, surprisingly peaceful
Riders Republic, Ubisoft’s extreme sports playground, is much more relaxed than its premise and advertising would have you believe. I spent large portions of...
Annapurna gaming head Nathan Gary announced as its president
Annapurna today announced Nathan Gary, co-founder of Annapurna Interactive, would become the company’s president. Gary will oversee all of the company’s film, TV, game,...
The DeanBeat: Digging into the campaign design of Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Vanguard debuts today on PC and consoles, and we’ve taken some time to dig into the details of the single-player campaign....
Rony Abovitz’s Sun and Thunder teases Yellow Dove — Misbeliever short film
Former Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz has started a new company called Sun and Thunder to focus on AI characters and interactive storytelling. And...
Solana, Lightspeed, and FTX announce web3 gaming investment initiative
Solana Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and FTX have announced a $100 million investment initiative centered around Web 3 gaming. The investments in the initiative...
Bloober Team and Rogue Games team up to develop new game
Bloober Team and Rogue Games have announced they’re collaborating on a next-generation game. They plan to reveal more details about the title at a...