Riot veterans raise $37.5 million for Theorycraft Games startup
Industry veterans from Riot Games and other studios have raised $37.5 million to launch their Theorycraft Games game studio. The studio of six people...
How data impacts every team in game development (VB Live)
Presented by Snowflake From player experience to ads, user acquisition, monetization, and more, data is helping game development studios thrive in a market that’s...
Warface publisher My.Games revenue grows 30% to $562 million in 2020
Russian publisher My.Games said its revenue grew 30% to $562 million in 2020, as global gaming revenue stayed strong in the pandemic. My.Games, a...
Ctrl gets gamer meal-replacement shakes into 750 Vitamin Shoppe stores
Ctrl, a startup that makes healthy shakes and other nutritious food for gamers, is now available in 750 Vitamin Shoppe stores around the U.S....
Zynga acquires Diablo co-creator’s Echtra Games in expansion to PC and consoles
Zynga has acquired Echtra Games, the game studio that Diablo and Torchlight co-creator Max Schaefer started, as part of its expansion into cross-platform games...
India’s All-Star Games raises $1.5 million to make cricket sports games
Indian game startup All-Star Games has raised $1.5 million to make multiplayer games based on sports such as cricket on iOS and Android. Lumikai,...
Fortnite developer Epic buys Fall Guys studio Mediatonic
One of the most popular live-service multiplayer hits of 2020 is joining forces with Fortnite developer Epic Games. Epic announced today that it has...
It Takes Two hands-on preview — A rom-com co-op game that forces you to collaborate
I don’t know Nick Pino of Tech Radar, but for a couple of hours he was my bickering spouse as we played It Takes...
Josef Fares interview: Why you’re going to love It Takes Two
Josef Fares‘ next creation is It Takes Two, a co-op adventure game coming on March 26 from Electronic Arts and Fares’ Hazelight Studios. The...
How PopCap ported the first Frostbite game to Nintendo Switch | How Games Make Money
The team at PopCap ported its latest game, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, to the Nintendo Switch. And producer Melvin Teo talked with...