At 10, Roblox surpasses 30 million monthly users and 300 million hours of engagement
It’s not quite Minecraft, but the Lego-like block world of Roblox is doing just fine at its tenth anniversary. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company...
Telltale’s The Walking Dead launches its third season with a two-part premier
Zombies are invading the holiday season. Telltale has released the first two episodes of the third season of its critically acclaimed The Walking Dead...
How Google and Improbable help developers make massive online games for cheap
Last week, Google teamed up with the London startup Improbable to enable even the smallest developers to develop massive online games at low costs. Improbable has...
Sensor Tower: Super Mario Run beats Pokémon Go record — 4 days to 25 million downloads
Few video game characters are as popular as Pikachu, Pokémon’s mascot. I say “few” because of Mario. It took Super Mario Run only four...
Minecraft’s Ender Dragon finally comes to Windows 10 and Pocket Editions
Minecraft players on Windows 10 and mobile have a whole new world to explore. Developer Mojang announced today that the Ender Update is out...
Did you download a Super Mario Run APK for Android? That’s malware
Often before a new mobile game comes out, people who use an Android smartphone or tablet can get the game early by scouring the...
Super Mario Run beats Pokémon Go’s first day with 2.85 million downloads
Pokémon Go may need to make way for a new mobile success story. Super Mario Run had more downloads on its first day than the...
Super Mario Run is the top-grossing iOS app in 30 countries (update)
Nintendo has the biggest game on iOS right now. Super Mario Run is No.1 on the iOS download and grossing charts in the United States, according to intelligence firm Sensor Tower. That’s abnormally high for a game without free-to-play microtransaction spending.
Super Mario Run’s internet-connection requirement is dumb
Nintendo is bad at the internet. Remember Friend Codes? Well, they’re back in the publisher’s first Mario game for mobile devices. But that’s not...
Twitch now permits streamers to broadcast non-gaming vlog-style content
Twitch is dropping some of its strictest rules to give its streamers more ways to interact with their viewers. The Amazon-owned livestreaming service launched the...