Niko Partners: China may not need 6 months to start approving games again
The world’s largest gaming market is experiencing a bureaucratic blockade that is preventing the launch of many new games. China’s government hasn’t approved any...
Riot Games hires former Uber exec Frances Frei as senior diversity and culture adviser
Riot Games acknowledged it has work to do addressing a sexist work culture and other diversity issues. To address that, the maker of League...
Catherine Seys interview: Ubisoft fosters creativity by tapping into startups
Ubisoft is a big French video game company with 15,000 employees and hits like Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. But the...
Social broadcasting platform Caffeine nets $100 million from 21st Century Fox as the duo launch a joint venture for content
Caffeine, the much-hyped social livestreaming platform unveiled by a duo of former Apple designers earlier this year, has raised more than $100 million in...
Gaming influencer report: Family Gaming Team outdoes Ninja in July
Influencer marketing has expanded in recent years, and gaming-specific influencers are no exception. With hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential monthly income at...
Helpshift and Alegion on AI customer support: It can field 911 calls … or PUBG woes
Linda Crawford, CEO of Helpshift, and Nathaniel Gates, founder and CEO of Alegion, participated in a panel discussion at VentureBeat's Transform 2018 summit about AI in the customer service space.
Watch Xbox’s Gamescom media presentation live right now
Microsoft has showed up in Germany to make some announcements today at Gamescom (Europe’s biggest gaming show), and you can watch it live right...
Keywords Studios acquires game developers Studio Gobo and Electric Square
Game development outsourcing Keywords Studios has acquired Studio Gobo and Electric Square as part of its plan to offer worldwide development services for game...
Mad Machines is launching its robotic Rocket League-like ‘First on Discord’
The Discord Store is still in a limited soft launch in Canada, but developer Hero Blocks is already planning to bring its upcoming robotic-sports...
Tilting Point opens mobile game studio in Barcelona
Mobile game publisher Tilting Point has opened a studio in Barcelona to tighten relations with Europe’s mobile game development community as part of its mission...