What KamaGames learned from its failed cryptocurrency experiment
Last August, KamaGames, a big European operator of social casino games, said it is moving into blockchain and cryptocurrency with the launch of its own KamaGames...
Unity game engine launches support for Kin cryptocurrency in indie games
Unity Technologies‘ game engine is used widely by independent game developers, and now it will be easy for Unity developers to incorporate the Kin...
The DeanBeat: The blockchain hype train comes to gaming
Blockchain this and that. You hear it all the time now. I get pitched a few times per week, or sometimes per day, on...
Kik commits $3 million to developer program for its Kin cryptocurrency
Kik, through the Kin Ecosystem Foundation, wants to foster more usage of and innovation around its cryptocurrency, and so the foundation will give up to 25 developers a total of about $3 million in the currency to develop new apps or games.
Unity lets developers use Kin cryptocurrency to reward gamers
Game engine creator Unity Technologies has teamed up with messaging app company Kik to enable game developers to use Kik’s Kin cryptocurrency to reward...
Bot-based games platform Gamee hits 500 million plays, scores $2.2 million seed round
A mobile gaming company that delivers games via messenging bots just scored $2.2 million in seed round funding. Gamee is mobile, and it’s games,...
Bot platform from PullString, maker of Barbie and Call of Duty bots, lets you create characters
The PullString platform for the creation of storytelling bots made its debut today. For the better part of the last decade, the PullString platform...
How the Sequel game character bot platform will drive believable conversations with players
When Facebook unveiled its chat bot platform for Messenger in April, Omar Siddiqui felt like a new industry was born. His company, Kiwi, adapted...
Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation?
Five global investors weigh in on the state of investing in the game business -- and how entrepreneurs can maneuver in this heady environment.
Mobile-gaming social network Weeby.co turns to Kik to launch its first game
Weeby.co is hoping to impress Kik users with a game that runs well on the popular chat app.