Maximum Games’ Christina Seelye: Managing a midmarket publisher during a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is full of lessons on how to manage companies, big and small. When countries worldwide went into lockdowns, billions of people...
Esports drives user engagement — and revenue — for free-to-play games
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the video game industry experienced a critical inflection point, although it went largely overlooked. Most of the media coverage focused...
For gaming conferences, the future is hybrid
If there was ever a moment in time for the video game industry to change how we conduct business, generate sales, and influence the...
What game development methodology can teach the Biden administration about solving the COVID-19 pandemic
Ten months into the world’s response to the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic, every corner of America is attempting to find the best approach for...
How the pandemic jump-started mobile gaming’s social evolution
2020 brought massive unexpected change into the world, shutting down most countries due to COVID-19. During these challenging months, mobile games quickly rose to...
Microsoft reports $35.7 billion in Q1 2021 revenue: Azure up 48%, Surface up 37%, and LinkedIn up 16%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2021, including revenue up 12% to $37.2 billion, net income of $13.9 billion, and...
EA tackles the challenge of adjusting to a new normal
The coronavirus pandemic has been going on so long that it has begun to feel normal (though no less unsettling and scary) for many...
Google launches Android 11 Beta 3, lets COVID-19 apps work with location off
Google today launched Android 11 Beta 3, the seventh and final preview of its next mobile OS version. Beta 3 puts Android 11 into...
Microsoft reports $38 billion in Q4 2020 revenue: Azure up 47%, Surface up 28%, and LinkedIn up 10%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue up 13% to $38.0 billion, net income of $11.2 billion, and...
GDC: Pandemic is clobbering indie game devs and freelancers
Small game development studios and freelancers are having a tough time coping with the pandemic, even though the video game industry hasn’t been hit...