East Coast Game Conference now taking applications for Casual Connect Indie Prize
For the second year in a row, industry event East Coast Game Conference (ECGC) has partnered with the game event Casual Connect to offer...
Supercell recruits 36 pro esports teams for Clash Royale League
Supercell has recruited 36 pro esports organizations to field teams for its new Clash Royale League, which will crown the world’s top Clash Royale...
Fortnite is now available on iOS for everyone, no invite required
Epic Game’s hit battle royale shooter Fortnite is now available to everyone on iOS. Fortnite entered an invite-only beta for iOS in mid-March. Even...
The DeanBeat: The joys and perils of gaming in 2018
The game industry is booming, with global revenues expected to hit $125.4 billion in 2018, according to market researcher Newzoo. But if you look...
Crunchyroll launches Memoria Freese, its first anime-based mobile game
Anime streaming site Crunchyroll is publishing its first mobile game, Memoria Freese. It’s based on the popular anime series Is It Wrong to Try to...
Jam City moves to consolidate mobile games, rather than be consolidated
Jam City has grown to more than 500 people, rising to become one of the most successful mobile game companies. It scored big with...
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...
FoxNext Games debuts Marvel Strike Force mobile squad battle game
FoxNext Games is cashing in on the popularity of the Marvel Universe with the launch today of the free-to-play squad role-playing game Marvel Strike...
Why Wooga is focusing on story-based casual games
Berlin’s Wooga rose to prominence in mobile games on the strength of casual games like Diamond Dash and Bubble Island. But the company had...
Why Apple cares about mobile game developers
If you build it, they will come. For years, it seemed didn’t really embrace the game developers who flocked to the iPhone and filled...