Game investments in Q2 2020: Fewer deals, but bigger value at $7.8 billion
The number of game investments and acquisitions in the second quarter of 2020 declined from the first quarter, but the value of the deals...
Ex-Valve luminary Anna Sweet joins J.J. Abrams’ game studio as CEO
Anna Sweet is the new chief executive officer of Bad Robot Games. Sweet, who is a games-industry veteran, will oversee efforts to build games...
Why Reggie Fils-Aimé joined Rogue Games as a strategic adviser
Rogue Games is announcing that Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former (and beloved) president of Nintendo of America, is joining the indie game publisher as a...
ESA CEO: 64% of U.S. adults are gamers, 41% of players are women, older people are playing more
Sixty-four percent of American adults, or 214.4 million people, play video games, according to a report by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents...
Paper Mario: The Origami King review — Lovable despite the flaws
Paper Mario: The Origami King is a great game that makes some silly mistakes that echo the missteps from previous Paper Mario installments. The...
Tilting Point acquires Plamee Studios and FTX Games assets
Tilting Point has acquired all of Plamee Studios and the assets of FTX Games from gambling technology software firm Playtech in Estonia, adding to...
VGames raises $30 million for game-focused investment fund in Israel
VGames has raised more than $30 million for its game-focused investment fund based in Israel. It’s one of dozens of venture capital and investment...
Gamers are responding to a new normal: Now how do you keep them loyal and engaged? (VB Live)
Presented by Xsolla Video gameplay rose to new levels in the quarantine. As we reset, the question becomes: How do you retain your new...
Stadia’s Outcasters looks like a next-generation .io-style shooter
Developer Splash Damage revealed Outcasters today as part of Google’s Stadia Connect video event. Outcasters is an online multiplayer battler with a twist —...
Ghost of Tsushima review — Samurai’s creed
For years, Assassin’s Creed fans have been hoping that Ubisoft would use the samurai era of Japan as a setting. Ghost of Tsushima is,...