Cocos-BCX raises $40 million to develop blockchain gaming platform
Beijing-based Cocos-BCX has raised $40 million for its blockchain game development platform. At the helm are the leaders of Cocos2d-x, one of the largest...
Former Riot Games vets raise $2.5 million for Singularity 6 games studio
Singularity 6 has raised $2.5 million in seed investment from London Venture Partners to build a game studio. The Los Angeles game developer was...
Life Is Strange 2 is Dontnod’s chance to build gaming’s Twilight Zone
In 2015, the episodic adventure Life Is Strange won over fans with its complicated female heroes and smart take on a branching storyline. Since...
Apple shows off fast-action Galaga AR multiplayer game
Apple showed off a real-time augmented reality game, Galaga AR, today at its iPhone event in Cupertino, California. It’s based on the old Galaga arcade...
Nintendo Direct rescheduled for September 13
Nintendo announced today that its next Direct presentation will take place on September 13 at 3 p.m. Pacific. The stream will talk about future...
Nintendo Switch Online launching on September 18
Nintendo announced today that its Switch Online service will launch on September 18. For $20 a year, it will give Switch owners access to...
Ring of Elysium is the most exciting battle royale launching this fall
Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds better look out. Tencent Games has made its own battle royale game called Ring of Elysium. It is coming to Steam...
Niko Partners: China may not need 6 months to start approving games again
The world’s largest gaming market is experiencing a bureaucratic blockade that is preventing the launch of many new games. China’s government hasn’t approved any...
Riot Games hires former Uber exec Frances Frei as senior diversity and culture adviser
Riot Games acknowledged it has work to do addressing a sexist work culture and other diversity issues. To address that, the maker of League...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode increases to 88 players
Call of Duty’s first dive onto the island of battle royale games is underway with the test for Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode. And...