TabTale crosses a billion downloads for kids mobile games and apps
TabTale crossed a big milestone as it announced today that its kids games and apps have crossed 1 billion downloads on Google Play and iOS....
Pokémon Go down for some: Map shows no PokéStops or gyms
Players of the Google GPS-powered monster-catching game are reporting a number of errors when they boot up the game. Most people are getting maps completely devoid of monsters, PokéStops, and gyms. This essentially turns Pokémon Go into a useless Google Maps alternative.
The Pokémon Company sees no need for a QuakeCon-style fan convention
Pokémon Go is so popular that it is leading to a number of fan meetups around the world almost by accident, and that led...
‘Detective Pikachu’ movie was in the works long before Pokémon Go
Hollywood is making a Pikachu movie, and not only because of the success of Pokémon Go. While Legendary Entertainment and The Pokémon Company revealed they are...
Eisenhorn: Xenos brings Warhammer adventure to PC and iOS
Warhammer’s latest video game is an adaptation of one of its most popular books. Eisenhorn: Xenos is out now on Steam and the iOS...
Before Pokémon Go, Pikachu was always a star under The Pokémon Company
Pokémon is back! Only, of course, it never went away. And after 20 years, we wanted to talk with some of the people responsible...
The accidental history of Niantic’s Pokémon Go, as told by John Hanke
John Hanke put in his time evangelizing location-based gaming and augmented reality. He spent six years refining Ingress as the first AR game from...
A user’s perspective on in-game ads: What developers need to know
You don’t have to look far to see the reach of mobile games and how they color our world. Just take one look outside,...
How Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi is bringing his beloved franchise to mobile (update)
Puzzle games lend themselves to mobile’s touchscreen controls. And they’re profitbable, too — look at how King Entertainment has been a top-earning app store...
Pokémon Go developer tests big changes to tracking with ‘Nearby’ and ‘Sightings’
I know. You hate Pokémon Go’s broken tracker, but it looks like the developer has some crucial changes coming soon. Developer Niantic is sending out...