Scopely aims for mobile gaming’s big leagues with FoxNext Games deal
Scopely is the the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, and it took a step up into the big leagues...
StreamElements helps brands work with livestream content creators more efficiently
StreamElements has partnered with Magic: The Gathering maker Wizards of the Coast to launch SE.CAP, what it says is an integrated influencer marketing platform...
Storm8’s journey from a Facebook gaming startup to a $300 million acquisition
Storm8‘s years of making mobile games paid off this week when Stillfront Group agreed to buy the Redwood City, California-based company for $300 million...
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners debuts as marquee VR game
Skydance Interactive and Skybound Entertainment have launched The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners as the latest high-profile virtual reality survival horror game. Skydance Interactive,...
Quantum Tech: esports investing hit $1 billion in 2019, revenues could be $4 billion in 2022
Quantum Tech Partners, a gaming-focused advisory group for financial deals, said in its first report that folks and firms invested $1 billion in the...
Scopely acquires Disney’s FoxNext Games, maker of Marvel Strike Force
Scopely, the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, announced that it has acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles from Disney. Disney...
Super Lucky’s Tale dev Playful lays off a large portion of staff
Playful Corp. announced today that it is laying off a significant portion of its full-time staff today. The studio created Super Lucky’s Tale, a...
Ninja Theory announces ‘mental terror’ experimental title Project: Mara
Ninja Theory announced today that it is working on Project: Mara, an “experimental title and a showcase of what could become a new storytelling medium”...
Yandex: Russian game market doubled in five years to $2 billion
The Russian game market more than doubled in the past five years to more than $2 billion in 2019, according to Yandex.Checkout, a Russian...
Tencent makes $148 million offer to acquire all shares of Dune developer Funcom
China’s Tencent has made a $148 million offer the acquire all the shares of Funcom, maker of the Conan Exiles and Age of Conan...