Game Devs of Color Expo remains all-virtual when it kicks off September
The Game Devs of Color Expo will take place as an online-only event from September 23 to September 27. The sixth annual event will...
Why ex-Sony boss Shawn Layden is helping Streamline Media Group go global
Streamline Media Group is a game services company in Malaysia and the U.S., and it’s giving itself a boost in the global gaming market...
Plitch is trying to make game cheats normal again
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Why Jam City canceled its $1.2B SPAC
Mobile game publisher Jam City decided to call off its plan to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) because of “current...
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review-in-progress — Pace, attorney
I don’t know if I love murder mysteries. I think I just like justice stories. And that’s what is comforting and entertaining about the...
How GungHo launched its bubblegum fighting game Ninjala in the pandemic
I interviewed Kazuki Morishita, the president of GungHo Entertainment, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2018 in Los Angeles. That seems like ages...
The past, present, and future of mobile ad formats
Mobile advertising has come a long way. While the first SMS message was sent in 1992, it took eight years before anyone cottoned on...
The DeanBeat: The learnings of the week in games
The online-only Game Developers Conference had 550 talks scheduled this week, and some of them are still happening today. They reminded me what I love...
Dragon Age 4 is on track for a potential 2023 release
The EA Play media presentation has come and gone, and the publisher gave fans updates on franchises like Grid, Battlefield, and Dead Space. But...
The game store cold war is heating up
Until the Epic Games Store announced in late 2018 that it would take a 12% cut of game revenue, the industry seemed locked-in to...