Scowling actor Danny Trejo partners with Guns of Boom
Danny Trejo is famous for playing a scowling tough guy, and he’s partnering with Game Insight today as the face man for Guns of Boom....
Glu CEO Nick Earl on ‘leaning in’ for creativity
Nick Earl has been trying to lead a creative transformation at Glu Mobile for the past two-and-a-half years since he joined the mobile game company...
EA Mobile senior vice president Mike Verdu resigns
Electronic Arts senior vice president Mike Verdu has resigned from the company, GamesBeat has learned. That’s a significant departure for one of the world’s...
Jam City president thinks every developer should think about branded content
Not every developer is willing to commit to creating an entire game based on licensed IP, but Jam City president and chief operating officer...
PlayStation’s ad impressions keep beating Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile brands
Sony’s PlayStation console brand is still leading when it comes to ad impressions, but Nintendo and King are rising in the ranks. GamesBeat has...
NBCUniversal’s VR strategy focuses on attractions, not headsets
NBCUniversal is interested in creating virtual reality content, but Chris Heatherly, the company’s gaming boss, gave one reason that isn’t a viable strategy yet...
Hearthstone’s Walnut Sprite helped set The Witchwood expansion’s playful, creepy tone
This was first reaction when I saw Walnut Sprite: “He looks like someone hit him upside the head.” That got a laugh from Ben...
Hearthstone: The Witchwood shows that dragons can hunt, too
Blizzard Entertainment might have an Orc riding a wolf in the courtyard of its headquarters, but let’s face it — when we talk about...
Leap Motion shows crazy-looking $100 North Star AR headset with hand tracking
Best known for its standalone hand-tracking accessory, Leap Motion announced today that it’s bringing gesture controls into an inexpensive augmented reality headset, hoping to kickstart...
Sensor Tower — Fortnite: Battle Royale has already made $15 million on mobile
Epic Games’s Fortnite: Battle Royale has earned over $15 million from in-app purchases in its first month, according to market researcher Sensor Tower. The free-to-play...