Apple ecosystem challenges: Epic v. Apple, IDFA, privacy, and payments
Apple has one of the world’s biggest gaming ecosystems with $47 billion of spending in 2020, according to measurement firm Sensor Tower. And while...
Roblox offers a path for non-traditional developers to find an audience
Roblox is one of the biggest games in the world. It attracts a huge audience of young people. And that makes it an ideal...
Mobile developer Nifty Games brings big sports content to small screens
With a few exceptions, sports gaming has been the playground of the giants. With companies like 2K and Electronic Arts dominating the video game...
How the concerns of gamers change depending on where they live
Gamers in North America seem to focus on the same handful of concerns. For example, they constantly ask publishers if certain upcoming games will...
Niantic opens Lightship augmented reality platform to all developers
Niantic today announced it’s opening its Lightship AR platform to all developers. More specifically, it’s offering the Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) to...
Core Loop raises $12M to develop sandbox MMO with blockchain
New game studio Core Loop has raised $12 million to develop a sandbox massively multiplayer online game using blockchain technology. The company was started...
Zynga launches FarmVille 3 for Android and iOS
Zynga today announced the launch of FarmVille 3, the most recent iteration of its casual game series. The game is now available on iOS...
Imagination launches its most-advanced ray tracing GPU for mobile
Imagination Technologies unveiled its most-advanced ray-tracing graphics processing unit (GPU) for games and other markets. The new IMG CXT will bring desktop-quality visuals to mobile...
Faraway raises $21M to make social games with player-driven economies
Faraway has raised $21 million to enable blockchain games with player-driven economies. Not bad for a company that started in June. Miami-based Faraway is...
Majority of EA’s growth comes from live-service games
Electronic Arts held its second quarter earnings call for fiscal year 2022 earlier today. The publisher proclaimed the reporting period its strongest second quarter...