Hearthstone’s 7.1 update will revamp Arena’s card-offering rates — and hamstring Flamestrike
We’re about to see less of Abyssal Enforcer and Flamestrike in the Arena — and a lot more Rare and Epic cards. Hearthstone’s Arena...
Sensor Tower: U.S. iPhone owners spent an average of $27 on mobile games last year
People are focusing their time and money on a smaller selection of mobile games — at least in the United States. Owners of iPhones in...
Miami Heat deepens NBA’s dive into esports with acquisition of Vainglory team
Traditional sports and PC esports continue to collide with professional mobile gaming. Team Misfits, the esports partner organization of the Miami Heat basketball team,...
Engaging ad experiences on mobile are the new gold standard for marketers
Television has been long held as the gold standard in the world of advertising, and marketers are comfortable using their tried and true gross...
Pokémon Go gets a surge in spending after introducing Gen 2 creatures
Pokémon Go got a wave of new content last week, and this has helped the mobile game generate even more revenue. Niantic‘s Google Maps-powered...
How HTML5 instant games could disrupt the app stores in 2017
The app stores for Android and iOS have dominated the landscape for years, creating a lot of challenges for game makers who want to get...
ClanPlay provides messaging platform for clan-based mobile games
Mobile games with strong clan features, like Clash of Clans, have proven to be very sticky. When people gather together in teams dubbed clans,...
Jam City hires AI and psychology experts to expand its mobile game research
Mobile game companies aren’t known for doing deep research into technology, but times are changing. Jam City has hired artificial intelligence expert Rami Safadi...
Hearthstone’s big changes soothe players worries while padding Blizzard’s wallet
Hearthstone’s next Standard year is the Year of the Mammoth. It’s an appropriate name, because Blizzard is making some mammoth-size changes to its digital...
Hearthstone’s Year of the Mammoth: Classic cards going to Wild, and no more Adventures
Sylvanas has no time for Standard games. Blizzard detailed the next year in its Standard format, the Year of the Mammoth, in a blog post today. It will make cards from older expansions unplayable in the game’s Standard format.