Newzoo: U.S. gamers are in love with skins and in-game cosmetics
Skins (cosmetic add-ons that customize the look of game characters) have become a staple of modern video games like Fortnite, and 85% of U.S....
What 5 billion-dollar games tell us about mobile in 2020
The mobile game industry has been one of the biggest growth sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research firm Sensor Tower estimates that the global...
Diablo: Immortal opens up for its technical alpha
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Diablo: Immortal will soon be entering a technical alpha test, making it playable to the public (albeit select members...
How Ustwo created a relaxing journey with Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Ustwo Games made a big name for itself with Monument Valley in 2014, and now it has just launched Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, a...
Epic Games launches Fortnite’s Spy Within social game with Houseparty video chat
Epic Games is launching a new social game called Fortnite’s Spy Within, which is the company’s version of popular social deduction titles like Werewolf...
Snap launches Bitmoji Paint to let hundreds of people paint on a shared canvas
Snap is launching a new game inside of Snapchat called Bitmoji Paint, where hundreds of players can come together simultaneously to contribute to one...
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming’s past and future
The Game Awards always inspires me to think about the possibilities of gaming. The show looks into the past year, which now seems like...
Just Cause will explode onto mobile
Square Enix revealed Just Cause: Mobile during The Game Awards today. It will come out for Android and iOS in 2021. The publisher has...
Peter Moore veers back into games as board member at sports game maker Nifty Games
Peter Moore has come back full circle into video games as a new board member at Nifty Games, which is making sports video games...
App Annie: Mobile game and app spending will grow 25% to $112 billion in 2020
Mobile game and app spending will grow 25% to $112 billion in 2020, according to year-end estimates from mobile data and analytics researcher App Annie....