Niantic makes AR demo game Codename: Urban Legends for 5G networks
Niantic has launched an augmented reality demo game called Codename: Urban Legends for 5G wireless networks. The demo is part of Niantic’s Planet-Scale AR...
How Devsisters became an international company with its Cookie Run universe
Devsisters has grown to a global company with more than 400 employees on the strength of its Cookie Run franchise. The South Korean publisher...
Sensor Tower: PUBG Mobile has grossed more than $5 billion
PUBG Mobile has earned $5.1 billion in lifetime sales, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This comes as Tencent itself touts that the battle...
Interactive reality show Rival Peak hit 100M minutes watched in its first season
The game-like interactive reality show Rival Peak surpassed more than 100 million minutes watched for its first 12-week season, Genvid Technologies announced. This Facebook show...
Replica Studios makes it easy for game and filmmakers to create AI character voices
AI voice technology startup Replica Studios has launched a desktop app that makes it easier for game and filmmakers to create high-quality voice-over lines...
Square Enix Montreal working on a Space Invaders AR game for mobile with Taito
Square Enix revealed that its subsidiary Taito is working on a Space Invaders AR game for mobile. Space Invaders is one of oldest and...
Lego Brand Group hires ex-Spotify exec Cecilia Qvist to run venture arm
Lego Brand Group said it has hired former Spotify executive Cecilia Qvist to run its venture capital arm, Lego Ventures. As head of Lego...
MetricWorks launches Polaris incremental measurement to rescue mobile ads
When iOS 14 arrives soon, it will drop mobile game and app advertisers into the darkness. The loss of the data associated with the...
My.Games invests in Espresso Publishing to boost hypercasual games
My.Games has invested in Espresso Publishing to boost its hypercasual games business. The Amsterdam-based Espresso Publishing creates hypercasual mobile games, which are short but...
The DeanBeat: How Roblox overshadowed Microsoft’s Bethesda event this week
The big events came in a pair this week as Microsoft completed its $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda. And user-generating game platform Roblox went...