Japan’s Gumi launches $30 million global blockchain investment fund
Japan’s Gumi, making mobile game hits such as Brave Frontier, has launched a $30 million global blockchain investment fund. The fund, dubbed Gumi Cryptos,...
Pokémon Quest is a simple Switch game with lame free-to-play mechanics
Surprise! A new Pokémon game came out for the Switch today! But don’t get too excited. Pokémon Quest is a free-to-play digital title that’s more like...
Nintendo Switch gets 3 new Pokémon games this year, but not Gen 8
The Pokémon Company International announced that three major Pokémon games are coming for the Nintendo Switch during 2018. And these don’t include another major Pokémon game coming in...
YoYo Games will publish indie titles made with its GameMaker Studio engine
YoYo Games features indie games that have used its development tools in a showcase, and now it’s formally partnering with developers to publish their...
Lionsgate debuts Deploy & Destroy multiplayer mobile game
Lionsgate has teamed up with Russian independent developer and publisher Apps Ministry to release Deploy & Destroy, a new real‐time multiplayer first‐person shooter on...
Garbage Pail Kids come out of the can on mobile
Yes, any game has a chance to be garbage. But, hey, in this case, that might be OK. Jago Studios said it has teamed...
Gamelynx raises $1.2 million to make esports games on mobile (updated)
Gamelynx is creating team-based competitive games on mobile, so esports can become more accessible and global. And it has raised $1.2 million to accomplish...
Roblox launches Spanish support for game tools
Roblox’s blocky game world has grown to more than 60 million monthly active players, and what’s amazing about that is the virtual world has...
Gaming has gone mainstream, but it still has room to grow
The global games market is expected to grow from $137.9 billion in 2018 to more than $180.1 billion in 2021, according to market researcher Newzoo....
Newzoo: Top 25 game companies captured 77% of $121.7 billion market
The top 25 public companies by game revenues generated a combined $94.1 billion in 2017, an increase of 29 percent compared to 2016, according...