Hearthstone: Scholomance Academy will teach players new tricks and spells
Hearthstone‘s next expansion is taking you to school. Scholomance Academy takes inspiration from one of World of Warcraft‘s oldest and most beloved dungeons, the...
Manticore will pay DIY game creators $3 per daily player
Manticore Games has unveiled a pilot version of the monetization process for its Core platform, a do-it-yourself game construction set that folks use to...
As the world resets, how do you retain players and create lifelong relationships? (VB Live)
Presented by Xsolla When quarantine hit, the number of at-home gamers rose to new levels. The question becomes: How do you retain your new...
Roblox: How teens are using games to cope with the pandemic
Teenagers who use the virtual gaming world of Roblox say they’re using games to stay in touch with their real-life friends, according to a...
Roblox teams with Warner Bros. and DC on Wonder Woman: The Themyscira Experience
Roblox, the blocky virtual world with more than 120 million players, announced it has teamed up with Warner Bros. and DC to create Wonder...
The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes interview — Bringing procedurally generated stories to RPGs
The Dark Eye is one of those tabletop role-playing games that doesn’t get a lot of attention in North America. It’s known as the...
Why Andreessen Horowitz is investing in games
Andreessen Horowitz is one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture capital firms, investing in both early-stage startups and established growth companies. Its investments run the...
Playable Worlds: First comes the game, then comes the Metaverse
Raph Koster has been a guru of online games for decades, and he would love to build Metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are...
Wave raises $30 million for superstars to stage virtual concerts
Wave, the virtual concert company that facilitates live music in virtual settings, has raised $30 million in funding. Wave uses broadcast and gaming technology...
Blizzard cancels BlizzCon 2020
BlizzCon 2020 will not be happening this year, Blizzard Entertainment announced today. The convention usually occurs every year at the beginning of November, taking place...