Tencent is the biggest fish in the $22 billion game investment pond
In game-industry deal-making, there’s Tencent, then there’s everyone else. The Chinese behemoth led or participated in over $4 of every $10 invested in games...
God of War is one big escort mission
Ever since Sony first revealed the new God of War for PlayStation 4 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in 2016, director Cory...
H1Z1 kicks off era of battle royale esports events with Las Vegas tournament
Esports is leveling up with some huge investments that are happening in entertainment venues for staging the popular events. We’ve seen this happen with...
Rare Bits raises $6 million for site where you can buy and sell CryptoKitties
Rare Bits has raised $6 million in venture funding for its blockchain-based store where you can buy and sell digital assets such as CryptoKitties....
Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass loads up a new entry for the FPS series
Devolver Digital announced Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass today for PC. You can watch the teaser trailer above, which promises a larger reveal at...
The U.K. is becoming a global hotbed for VR and AR
Last month I addressed Europe’s startup brain drain to the U.S. and then followed up by profiling the U.K. as an exception to the...
Battlefield V battle royale prototype in the works at DICE
EA’s DICE studio is testing a battle royale mode for Battlefield V that features similar gameplay to megahits like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, according to...
World of Demons brings Platinum’s action expertise to mobile
Platinum Games excels at making slick action games for consoles and PC. Now the Japanese studio is teaming up with mobile publisher DeNA on...
Call of Duty: WWII Alexa Skill gives you a personal multiplayer coach
I’ve always needed a personal coach when it comes to multiplayer combat for Call of Duty, and now Activision is providing one via Amazon’s...
Facebook is testing a new playable ad format for trying games, no installation required
Facebook has started testing a new “playable ad” format today with a couple dozen game developers. The ad is meant to let users get...
