Twitch taps IFTTT to turn lights purple when a channel you follow starts livestreaming
IFTTT launched a new channel today to give its users the ability to automate actions based on activity on livestreaming website Twitch. At launch, 15...
Valve cares about PC gamers, but struggles to show it
I hadn’t even considered the possibility that Gabe Newell would be joining us. When Valve invited me to its office last week for a...
Arkadium doubles down on its web games with quiz app
After a tumultuous 2015, Arkadium returned to its core business of providing games that can be embedded in the websites of media companies. During...
Friction hurts, especially in gaming
You've probably seen a long list of complaints from players, and it might even drive you to say, "If I can't keep them all happy, what's the point?" But some concerns deserve your attention, and most of those fall into a single theme.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Hearthstone’s big changes, and Pokémon Go gets more monsters
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we got to go inside Valve, PewDiePie causes controversy, and we went hands-on with Halo Wars 2....
Hearthstone’s Year of the Mammoth: Classic cards going to Wild, and no more Adventures
Sylvanas has no time for Standard games. Blizzard detailed the next year in its Standard format, the Year of the Mammoth, in a blog post today. It will make cards from older expansions unplayable in the game’s Standard format.
Storm8 lays off about 130 from its social mobile gaming studio
Social mobile game publisher Storm8 laid off a large number of its employees this week. By one account, the San Mateo, California-based company cut about...
49ers, NBA’s Jeremy Lin part of $15 million Series A for Plays.tv and its game-recording service
Forget about SportsCenter highlights — a company that can let you watch the best moments from games of Overwatch and League of Legends has...
Xsolla starts $30 million royalty investment fund for indie games
E-commerce and payment platform Xsolla is launching Xsolla Capital, a $30 million fund that will invest in projects by independent game developers in exchange...
Futurefly’s EatMessage app turns your face into a game controller
Futurefly is launching an iMessage app called EatMessage, a selfie-based game where challenge friends to eat or dodge emojis. And in this game, your face is...