Twitch cuts jobs as it plans ‘aggressive growth strategy’
Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch has confirmed to GamesBeat that it has laid off a number of employees. Twitch reportedly cut more than 25 people...
Jade Raymond and Ken Moss of EA to speak about the future of games and tech at GamesBeat Summit
We’re getting a double-dose of Electronic Arts’ top leaders as our latest speakers for GamesBeat 2018, which will examine the future triple-A games and...
The DeanBeat: The joys and perils of gaming in 2018
The game industry is booming, with global revenues expected to hit $125.4 billion in 2018, according to market researcher Newzoo. But if you look...
Crunchyroll launches Memoria Freese, its first anime-based mobile game
Anime streaming site Crunchyroll is publishing its first mobile game, Memoria Freese. It’s based on the popular anime series Is It Wrong to Try to...
Jam City moves to consolidate mobile games, rather than be consolidated
Jam City has grown to more than 500 people, rising to become one of the most successful mobile game companies. It scored big with...
SuperData — Fortnite: Battle Royale reigns over February’s digital game charts
Free-to-play console games led the digital games market’s growth in February — in particular, Epic Games’ standout hit Fortnite: Battle Royale. The market grew...
Far Cry 5 Arcade fans already re-made battle royale and Counter-Strike maps
Ubisoft’s latest open-world adventure, Far Cry 5, has a solid campaign with excellent exploration and incongruous story elements, but it’s the Arcade mode that...
Raw Fury’s indie house draws in $125,000 from Multiplay founder Craig Fletcher
Indie publisher Raw Fury announced in December that it raised a seed round of $600,000, and it revealed today that one of the angel...
Eleague pairs Street Fighter V amateur open with its annual pro Invitational
Esports organization Eleague ran its first Street Fighter V Invitational last year, and this year, it’s planning something extra. In addition to the main...
The IndieBeat: Tick Tock is a fairy tale puzzler that takes two to solve
Tick Tock is a surreal mystery game where time is of the essence. Its 2D hand-drawn world borrows from 1930s Denmark, but with a...