How Scopely tries to do game acquisitions the right way
Big game companies could probably use a manual for acquiring other studios and firms at a time when such acquisitions have reached an all-time...
How a rural Filipino community is earning a living playing an NFT game
Yes, it is possible to make a living playing games. A rural community in the Philippines has figured that out, as chronicled in a...
Big Time Studios is raising $21M to bring NFTs to game economies
Big Time Studios is going big this week with a funding round of $21 million to bring nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to the biggest game...
Playtika grows Q1 revenue 19.6% and cuts debt costs, but stock falls 5% in early trading
Playtika reported financial results for the first quarter that topped last year’s performance today. But its stock price fell 5% in early trading after...
Sky Mavis raises $7.5 million for NFT-based Axie Infinity game with backers like Mark Cuban
Sky Mavis has raised $7.5 million for its Axie Infinity game, which uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to reward players financially the more they play. Backers...
Zynga’s Q1 2021 bookings of $720M are up 69% from a year ago
Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting stellar bookings and revenues in the first quarter that ended March 31 thanks to the strong performance of...
The gaming industry’s ‘duty of care’ in keeping players safe
On the last day of GamesBeat Summit last week, leaders from Roblox, Fair Play Alliance, and Accenture discussed the issue of digital civility, and...
Carry1st raises $6 million to publish mobile games in Africa
Carry1st has raised $6 million in funding for its mobile game publishing platform targeted at the untapped potential of the African market. Africa has...
Satoshi’s Games launches Elixir Marketplace for NFTs based on Bitcoin rewards
Satoshi’s Games has unveiled Elixir Marketplace, a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace for games that enable players to earn rewards based on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency....
Bionic arms ambassador Daniel Melville hopes for a more advanced, affordable future
Born without a part of his right arm, Daniel Melville grew up using simple prosthetics that didn’t serve any functional purpose. It wasn’t until...