Google Maps helps developers make massive real-world games
Pokémon Go took the world by storm in July 2016 when it debuted with game characters embedded in real-world maps. Now Google is making...
Jam City acquires Brainz, the makers of award-winning indie World War Doh
Jam City is expanding its mobile game horizons by acquiring the assets of Brainz, a Bogota, Colombia-based mobile game developer and maker of the...
Valve sees Artifact’s mixed debut as a challenge to change minds
Artifact had a rough reveal at The International 2017, Valve’s largest annual tournament for its MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) Dota 2. Fans in...
Hearthstone’s The Witchwood builds on Year of the Mammoth’s best ideas
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed Hearthstone‘s next expansion, The Witchwood. The set includes 130 new cards, including new Keywords that introduce new mechanics and strategies....
Blast raises $5 million to turn gamers into savers
Every time you hit an achievement in League of Legends, you could trigger “micro-savings.” That’s the big idea that enabled Blast to raise $5...
Will Westworld work as a cartoony mobile game?
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced yesterday that it has begun pre-registration for its Westworld mobile game, based on HBO’s most-watched original TV series. I’m...
Kixeye raises $20 million to bring machine learning to game marketing
Kixeye has raised $20 million in funding to apply machine learning to the marketing, monetization, and retention for its mobile games. San Francisco-based Kixeye made...
Artifact hands-on: Valve’s Dota 2-based card game sure isn’t Hearthstone
I’m a big Hearthstone fan, and no other digital card game has competed against Blizzard’s market king for my affections. The Elder Scrolls: Legends?...
Artifact — what we know about Valve’s digital card game
I have seen Artifact, Valve’s upcoming digital card game. It is not just a Hearthstone clone. It’s actually a much more complicated experience that...
Spil Games hits 300 million mobile game installs without much paid advertising
Dutch mobile game publisher Spil Games announced it has hit 300 million installs for its mobile games. That’s a testament to the company’s method...