Zynga cofounder builds Gala network for decentralized gaming
Blockchain Game Partners is building a blockchain-based infrastructure dubbed Gala to enable games where players own their own content and platforms don’t fleece developers...
Zynga unveils Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells match-3 mobile game
Zynga is unveiling the limited launch of Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, a new match-3 mobile game in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment....
Coronavirus inspires University of Washington to create protein-folding puzzle game
To address the coronavirus, the University of Washington has launched a puzzle game that challenges you to build a protein that could stop COVID-19...
Tim Sweeney: Android is a fake open system, and iOS is worse
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney opened the DICE Summit game event in Las Vegas today with a call to make the industry more open...
Gillette and Twitch round up esports influencers in gaming alliance
Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand and Amazon’s Twitch livestreaming service have formed the Gillette Gaming Alliance, a team of five Twitch streamers from around...
Zynga’s Q4 bookings grow 62% to $433 million, thanks to recent acquisitions
Zynga reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31 that either exceeded or matched Wall Street’s expectations, thanks to contributions from games...
Improbable acquires the ‘backend badasses’ at multiplayer gaming service Zeuz
Improbable has acquired German-managed hosting company Zeuz to expand its multiplayer services for online games. Zeuz, which is used to host online games such...
GameRefinery acquires app insight platform Reflection.io
Mobile game insight and analytics specialist GameRefinery has acquired United Kingdom-based market insight platform Reflection.io. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based...
Atari hotels are happening because Hard Rock Cafe is for boomers
Atari was once the biggest name in gaming, but it has died multiple times since it reached its zenith in the early 1980s. But...
Ironbull makes remote-controlled smart tanks that shoot BBs at each other
One of the cooler and stranger booths I saw at the recent CES 2020 tech trade show was Ironbull, which was tucked away in...