Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime launches new gaming endeavor Dreamhaven
Mike Morhaime, the cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, has launched a new game company called Dreamhaven, and it has established two new game studios: Moonshot...
Total War Saga: Troy review — Island hopping my way to Troy
At turn 129 in my campaign, I realized that my journey in Total War Saga: Troy might never lead me to the windy plains...
Odyssey Interactive raises $6 million to make mobile games for competitive fans
Odyssey Interactive has raised $6 million for a Canadian game studio founded by former Riot Games developers. They plan to make mobile games for...
How Wargaming enlisted 160 million World of Tanks players over a decade
If you’re like me, you’ve lost track of time during the lockdown. I’ve been playing games and detaching from reality when necessary. That’s why...
Niko Partners: Esports generated $519 million in Asia in 2019, growth continues in pandemic
Esports generated $519 million in revenue in 2019 in Asia, making it the No. 1 region in the world for such revenue, according to...
Moss creator Polyarc raises $9 million to expand from VR to AR games
Polyarc, creator of the virtual reality game Moss, has raised $9 million as it expands beyond VR to augmented reality games. The funding was...
Mobalytics raises $11.25 million for gaming assistant for hardcore players
Mobalytics has raised $11.25 million for its gaming assistant platform, which offers an automated way to coach millions of wannabe pro gamers on League...
Total War Saga: Troy interview — How Creative Assembly made the game bigger than Troy’s battle
Sega’s The Creative Assembly studio is the steward of the Total War series, and its latest game, Total War Saga: Troy debuts August 13 on...
The DeanBeat: How the rest of 2020 looks for the game industry
The main reason for this column today is to wish you a happy Fourth of July and thank you for reading GamesBeat and VentureBeat....
Apex Legends coming this fall to Switch with crossplay
Apex Legends is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch this fall, with full crossplay enabled with other platforms (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and...