Ubisoft acquires Is It Love? mobile developer 1492 Studio
Ubisoft announced today that it has acquired 1492 Studio, which specializes in episodic, interactive romance stories for mobile called Is It Love?. According to Ubisoft,...
Facebook launches Women in Gaming initiative
For the past two years, Facebook has worked to build a community of women within the gaming industry, and now it is formally launching...
Hearthstone’s Molten Giant is receiving the rare un-nerf
Blizzard Entertainment announced a raft of changes coming to its hit digital card game Hearthstone when the Year of the Raven launches later in...
Hearthstone’s Year of the Raven will change cards and quest rewards, test in-game tournaments
Blizzard Entertainment revealed changes coming to its hit digital card game Hearthstone with the launch of the next annual Standard cycle, the Year of...
Hearthstone is getting in-game tournaments … just don’t call it ‘tournament mode’
Going on nigh four years, Hearthstone players have asked for a tournament mode. We’ve read about it on Reddit. We’ve listened to community podcasts...
EA is hiring a new brain for leading the next Plants vs. Zombies mobile game
Electronic Arts is hiring for a general manager in its Shanghai office to create a new Plants vs. Zombies mobile game. The Redwood City,...
Final Fantasy: Awakening is now available for iOS in the U.S.
The Oasis Games studio announced today that the mobile action game Final Fantasy: Awakening is now available for iOS in the U.S. two weeks...
Glu Mobile redesigns its headquarters and its strategy
Glu Mobile moved into a brand new headquarters in San Francisco recently, with much of its staff together under one roof in a move...
DICE Awards Game of the Year — Nintendo cleans up with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo scored big at the DICE Awards, one of gaming’s biggest nights for honoring the best games of the year. Nintendo’s The Legend of...
Apple applies to expand Apple TV trademark to video games in over 60 countries
Although Apple’s gaming track record has largely rewarded enthusiasm with disappointment, a new Apple TV trademark application discovered by Patently Apple indicates that the company...