Former Disney leader will guide NBCUniversal into mobile games
Disney has staged a big retreat from internally-built games. And NBCUniversal is going to benefit from that, as it has hired Disney’s former mobile...
How Toronto is becoming its own Canadian hub for game development
Immigration restrictions in the U.S. could hurt game companies in our country. It will limit the potential talent pool, making it difficult for top...
The DeanBeat: What’s behind this week’s big investments in games
Sometimes the game industry seems small and quiet compared to a “hot” industry like artificial intelligence. Then we get a week like this one,...
Hearthstone’s 100th Tavern Brawl embodies entertaining chaos
Oh, Tavern Brawl. You mean so much more than a free pack every week. Hearthstone has become a huge hit for Blizzard on PC...
Nielsen: 64% of Americans age 13-and-older are gamers
More people are devoting their free time to gaming. Nielsen, the data group you know best for TV ratings, released its 2017 report on...
Gordon Ramsay’s mobile game gets a reboot with mean Gordanisms
World famous chef Gordon Ramsay is getting a do-over in Glu Mobile’s kitchen. The celebrity’s mobile game is being renamed Restaurant Dash with Gordon...
EA says Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes players log an average of 162 minutes a day in the game
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes boasts average play times of 162 minutes a day. This info came as part of EA’s Q4 and full fiscal year 2017 earnings report, which boasts record net sales and operating cash flow thanks largely to digital revenue streams that come from games like Galaxy of Heroes.
Zynga partners with USC to support diversity and inclusive game production
Social mobile game publisher Zynga has made a big gift to the University of Southern California to promote the study of social mobile games,...
Zynga CEO: ‘The most vibrant, largest, most social audiences on mobile are in messaging apps’
Zynga reported one of its strongest revenue quarters in years today as it hit $207 million in bookings, up 14 percent form a year...
Zynga reports one of its best revenue quarters in years as mobile growth takes off
Zynga reported one of its strongest revenue quarters in years as it hit $207 million in bookings, up 14 percent form a year ago....