The RetroBeat: Retro gifts for the nostalgic gamers in your life
The holidays and retro gaming are two of my favorite things in the world, so I think I’m in a good position to help...
Coherence raises $2.5 million for open source platform to democratize connected game development
Swedish startup Coherence has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to create an open source platform to democratize connected game development. Dino Patti, one...
Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold 6 million copies
Nintendo has revealed that Pokémon Sword and Shield have already sold a combined 6 million copies globally. The titles came out for Switch on...
Game Developer’s Conference 2020 will include a funding summit
Organizers for the yearly Game Developer’s Conference announced today that next year’s show will include a Game Funding & Investment Summit, a first for...
Mythical Games raises $19 million for blockchain-based games with ‘player-owned economies’
Mythical Games has raised $19 million for its game studio that will make blockchain-based games where players can make money through digital ownership. Los...
Arm Treasure Data: The most popular games aren’t necessarily using lots of microtransactions
More than 60% of Americans play video games, making gaming a cultural staple in American entertainment, while movie theater attendance has hit an all-time...
Skydance Media taps Amy Hennig to launch new game studio for story-based games
Hollywood studio Skydance Media, maker of the Mission Impossible and Terminator movies, has hired Uncharted co-creator Amy Hennig and former Electronic Arts executive Julian...
Stadia works, but here are 10 features it needs to add in a hurry
Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service works (here’s our review), enabling me to play games in a data center and have them streamed to my...
Google Stadia will launch with 22 games on first day, up from just 12 last week
Google announced tonight that its Stadia cloud-gaming service will launch on November 19 (yes, Tuesday) with 22 titles, up from just 12 last week....
Logitech’s Adaptive Gaming Kit adds accessibility companion for Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller
Microsoft launched its Xbox Adaptive Controller last year to let people with limited mobility play games. And today, Logitech G is launching the Logitech...