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...
NPD: U.S. game sales hit a record $43.4 billion in 2018
The U.S. game industry made $43.4 billion in 2018, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Not only is this up 17 percent from 2017’s...
Why India’s ed-tech firm Byju’s paid $120 million for kids AR game maker Osmo
Last week, India’s ed-tech startup Byju acquired Osmo, a kid-focused augmented reality games for iPhones and iPads, for $120 million. That was a big move that...
Playtika acquires casual card game developer Supertreat
Social casino game giant Playtika announced it has acquired Supertreat, the Austria-based creator of card games on mobile devices. The move is part of an ongoing plan...
App Annie: Games made up 74% of consumer app store spending in 2018
Mobile users dedicated 74 percent of their app spending to games in 2018, according to the 2019 State of Mobile Report from mobile data and...
Pokémon Go dev raises $245 million in funding
Developer Niantic, Inc. now has a valuation of almost $4 billion after its latest funding round. The company raised $245 million in its Series...
NBA and Take-Two extend deal for NBA 2K series
The NBA and video game publisher Take-Two announced today that they have extended their partnership deal for Take-Two to make games based on the...
Sensor Tower: Supercell’s Brawl Stars makes over $63 million in first month
Supercell’s recently released Brawl Stars has made more than $63.4 million in its first month, according to mobile market research firm Sensor Tower. Supercell makes mobile gaming...
U.S. and Canada grew total number of mobile gamers in 2018 by 5%
The U.S. and Canada saw a growth in mobile gaming in 2018. This is according to a new report done in collaboration with industry-tracking...
Sensor Tower — Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire made $375 million on mobile in 2018
Square Enix and MZ’s mobile game Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire made $375 million in 2018, according to mobile research firm Sensor Tower. The strategy...