Passengers movie gets its official mobile mystery game
Hero Digital Entertainment has launched a mobile game that serves as the official game for the Columbia Pictures film Passengers which debuts today. The...
Pokémon Go launches on Apple Watch — and now I want an Apple Watch
It finally makes sense to own an Apple Watch — you can now use it to capture digital Charmanders. An egg hatching in Pokémon...
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic combines the series’ first landmark games for iOS and Android
You can now manage your roller coaster amusement park while waiting in line at a roller coaster amusement park. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is available...
Glu acquires QuizUp studio Plain Vanilla for $1.2 million
QuizUp has a new owner. Glu Mobile has acquired trivia app developer Plain Vanilla for $1.2 million in cash, according to GamesIndustry.biz. QuizUp has been rereleased on the iOS and Android app stores under the Glu banner.
NES Classic, Switch, and Mario grew Nintendo’s search volume to 3 times the size of PlayStation’s
Nintendo is capitalizing on its brand, and it is starting to pull away from PlayStation and Xbox in terms of consumer mindshare. Search volume...
Nintendo: Super Mario Run had 40 million downloads in 4 days
Mario has star power, and I’m not talking about invincibility. Super Mario Run was downloaded 40 million times in the first four days of...
Gardenscapes by Russia’s Playrix is Facebook’s game of the year
Facebook’s Game of the Year award goes to Gardenscapes, a match-3 game created by the relatively unknown mobile game publisher Playrix. The win is...
League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Pokémon Go rule November digital game charts
November is the coolest month for new game launches. And this year, total digital revenue grew to $6.7 billion in November, up 13 percent...
Worldwide game industry hits $91 billion in revenues in 2016, with mobile the clear leader
Games generated $91 billion worldwide in 2016, according to a report from market researcher SuperData Research. The mobile game segment was the largest at...
Why Nintendo should ignore Super Mario Run’s poor reviews
Nintendo’s first gaming app for iPhones is megapopular, but it is also annoying some iOS gamers because it ignores the free-to-play business model. Super Mario...