Nintendo 64’s eBay consoles sales rocket up 205% over 2018
Nintendo is a dominant force on eBay. The online-auction platform released some details about its top-selling gaming products today, and Nintendo holds the top...
Prey developer Human Head shuts down; Bethesda hires team to open new studio
Doors are both closing and opening in the game development business today. Developer Human Head Studios is shutting down today after just launching Rune...
There’s serious potential in serious games
The world is being transformed by play. Serious games, or games that have a purpose beyond entertainment (not games that require serious effort to...
The Esports Awards scores luxury advertiser Lexus as a sponsor
Brands are moving fast into esports to chase the rich and young audiences. A case in point: the luxury automobile brand Lexus announced it...
Esports Observer: Revenues and viewers are growing, as is investor interest
Esports is hot. Revenues, viewership, and investor interest is growing, according to a survey of more than 200 esports executives by law firm Foley &...
Epic Games acquires photogrammetry startup Quixel to make games more realistic
Epic Games announced it has acquired Quixel, a startup that created a huge “photogrammetry” asset library of real world imagery that can be used...
Beyond banning: More ways to protect your game from exploits (VB Live)
Presented by Akamai Game developers not only have to think about security from the start, but make sure it doesn’t affect game performance, either....
Diablo: Immortal won’t stand in Diablo IV’s shadow
Diablo: Immortal didn’t have a big presence at this year’s BlizzCon. Instead, Blizzard Entertainment focused on announcing new titles, such as Diablo IV. Last...
Echo Arena’s Oculus Quest post is now coming in 2020
You’ll have to wait just a little longer to jump into zero gravity on Oculus Quest. Ready at Dawn this week announced that its...
PlayStation leads October’s game industry ad spend, but NFL TV networks are the big winners
The game industry’s TV ad spend increased in October for the second month in a row, up to an estimated $60.3 million from September’s...