Berlin’s Wooga lays off 40 as it zeroes in on casual mobile games
Berlin-based Wooga, the maker of casual games such as Pearl’s Peril, has laid off 40 people out of its 300 employees. Jens Begemann, CEO...
Razer announces ManOwar 7.1 wired gaming headset
It seems like every gaming hardware company has their own audio headset. It’s probably a law or something. Razer is no different. The company...
Hearthstone’s final Karazhan adventure episode is live
Last call for potions … or whatever the hell Warcraft characters drink at a night club. You don’t have to go home, but your...
China’s Smart X launches its smartphone-controlled Galaxy Zega tank battle game
China’s SmartX is launching a toy-game hybrid experience today that allows you to use your smartphone to control a Galaxy Zega toy tank in...
Sphero launches Star Wars Force Band wearable to control BB-8 droid
If the Force is strong with you, then maybe you’ll be able to control BB-8, the cute Star Wars droid from Sphero. Today, Sphero...
Brianna Wu’s Revolution 60 gets Special Edition release on iOS and Steam
One of gaming’s most outspoken developers has gone back to update one of her best-known releases. Brianna Wu and her Giant Spacekat studio are...
Battery-drained Pokémon Go fans may need Mophie’s universal smartphone chargers
When Pokémon Go became a smash hit for mobile games in July, many people found that the augmented reality game ate up their smartphone batteries....
Candy Crush Saga’s $1,400 whales are popular: TV, film, and music want their cash, too
Digital distribution is affecting all forms of media, and gaming has figured out an answer that other industries are starting to look to. Candy...
Turkey’s puzzle game maker Gram Games shoots for another big hit with Six!
First came 1010! Then Merged! And now there’s Six! That’s a lot of exclamation points from Gram Games, the Turkish company that has specialized...
Mobile gaming rules TV in the dog days of summer
Apparently, viewers are hyped on vikings, race cars, and mobile militaries. With no console games charting, mobile brands dominate the leaderboard, featuring familiar names...