American Cancer Society, Skillz, and mobile game devs unite to fight cancer
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Skillz are launching a year-long partnership, featuring a series of charity esports tournaments to support the fight against...
Pokémon Masters comes to iOS and Android this summer
Pokémon Masters is an upcoming mobile game from DeNA that is releasing this summer for iOS and Android. It will focus on Pokémon battles...
Sledgehammer Games cofounder Glen Schofield heads up PUBG Corporation’s new studio
PUBG Corporation announced today that it has named Glen Schofield as the chief executive officer of a Striking Distance, a new game development studio....
Sensor Tower — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is no Pokémon Go-sized smash hit
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite made about $1.1 million and got around 3 million installs during its first four days of availability, according to market...
Hearthstone will Hall of Fame Mind Blast, Vanish, and add 10 new Classic cards
Blizzard Entertainment has detailed some big changes coming to Hearthstone, including moving the Rogue card Vanish and the Priest spell Mind Blast to the...
Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit targets preschoolers with hands-on games
Byju’s Osmo division is taking mobile innovation to preschoolers with the launch of the Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit. When Indian edtech startup Byju...
Roblox’s famous ‘oof’ death sound allegedly came from a Tommy Tallarico game
The Roblox death sound, a comical and short “oof” noise, has become famous to the 90 million players who play games in the kids...
Sensor Tower — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s first day is slower than Pokémon Go’s debut
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launched yesterday for iOS and Android in the U.S. and UK, and Niantic‘s new game conjured about 400,000 installs and...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite hands-on — Stepping up from Pokémon Go
Since July 2016, I have walked 438 miles playing Pokémon Go, reaching level 30 in the location-based mobile game. I’m not sure how much...
Global Gaming Citizen Lual Mayen launches Kickstarter for Salaam, a game about peace
Lual Mayen has become a well-known figure in gaming during the past six months after he was named a Global Gaming Citizen by Facebook...