Niko Partners: China’s pro esports market will hit $1.26 billion in 2017
The esports market in China is expected to grow to $1.26 billion in 2017, according to a new report from market researcher Niko Partners....
FoxNext Games’ Aftershock will make a Marvel mobile game as its first title
FoxNext Games has wasted no time figuring out what to do with its Aftershock game studio, which it acquired from Kabam last month. Aftershock is...
Megacool raises $1.5 million to solve user acquisition with GIFs
Megacool is a startup born out of the mobile games studio Dirtybit, and it’s just raised $1.5 million to scale up its GIF-recording integration...
Wolfenstein II creative director reveals more about a Nazified America
There’s a new preview out for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, and it will give you the creeps. In fact, it will make you...
Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go iOS revenues soar thanks to legendary monsters (update)
Mobile hit Pokémon Go had its highest revenue in a day since its viral launch last July, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. It’s...
Former GDC boss Meggan Scavio will run an elite game academy
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has named Meggan Scavio as its new president and CEO. Scavio was formerly “GDC Bosslady,” or...
Blindfold is a disturbing VR tale about the torture of journalists
Indie studio Ink Studios is unveiling its second game, Blindfold, at the Games for Change Festival on August 2. It’s a tense virtual reality...
Take This and Wired Productions team up to raise awareness about mental health
Indie publisher Wired Productions and the nonprofit Take This are teaming up for a series of charity events to raise awareness around mental health....
Nintendo’s sales soar thanks to the Switch
This time last year, Nintendo was having a rough go of it. The Wii U was a failing system, the 3DS was aging, and...
Will Nintendo put out the Switch Online dumpster fire? GamesBeat Decides
Nintendo released its Switch Online app on iOS and Android last week, and it is awful. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides...