Double Loop raises $8M for mobile game development
Double Loop Games has closed an $8 million funding round, as the company starts beefing up for the production of its mobile puzzle hybrid...
GamesBeat Summit 2021 will feature our 2nd annual virtual Women in Gaming Breakfast
GamesBeat Summit 2021 will feature our second annual online-only Women in Gaming Breakfast as part of a celebration of diversity. The event will take...
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits
This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a...
Double Loop Games raises $2.5 million to make mobile games for everyone
Double Loop Games has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to make mobile games for everyone. The company’s founders are game veterans Emily Greer...
Former Eidos president and frequent game startup adviser Keith Boesky passes away
Keith Boesky, former president of Tomb Raider publisher Eidos and a frequent adviser to game companies at Boesky & Co., has died from cancer,...
Kongregate’s Kartridge app store opens with hundreds of indie PC games
Kartridge, the PC gaming app store platform from Kongregate, has launched its open beta. It hopes to become a beacon for quality indie games,...
Gaming has gone mainstream, but it still has room to grow
The global games market is expected to grow from $137.9 billion in 2018 to more than $180.1 billion in 2021, according to market researcher Newzoo....
Kongregate kicks off Kartridge downloadable PC gaming platform
Kongregate has announced it will launch a community-driven downloadable games platform dubbed Kartridge. Kartridge will help game developers of all sizes find success by getting...
IGDA appoints Jen MacLean as permanent exec director, adds new board members
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has promoted Jen MacLean as its permanent executive director for the world’s largest organization serving game creators. MacLean...
Kongregate announces $10 million console and PC game publishing fund
Kongregate, an indie game publisher that GameStop recently sold to MTG, is doubling-down on PC and console games from indie developers by setting up...