Categories Posted inin Business Thatgamecompany’s Sky reaches 20 million downloads Posted byby Mike Minotti July 8, 2020 1 min Thatgamecompany announced today that its latest release, Sky: Children of the Light, has passed 20 million downloads. This happens just ahead of the free-to-play... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business App Annie: Mobile gamers broke app store records in Q2 2020 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 8, 2020 3 min Mobile apps and gaming surged to the highest levels ever recorded — with games in particular scoring 14 billion downloads — in the second... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Voicemod raises $8 million for silly or serious voice filters in games Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2020 3 min Voicemod has raised $8 million to expand its business of offering voice filters. People use these filters to change their voices in video games... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Spiketrap raises $3 million for AI-based social media intelligence platform Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2020 3 min Spiketrap has raised $3 million for its AI platform that helps brands understand how they are engaging with consumers on social media. The San... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why Mike DeLaet gave up the CEO job at Rogue Games to be an exec at Scopely Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2020 4 min It’s not every day a game publisher CEO quits to take a job as a senior vice president at another company. But that’s what... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Trivia Royale game tops Apple’s App Store with 2 million downloads Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2020 3 min Teatime has a big hit on its hands with Trivia Royale, a mobile game in which 1,000 players compete against each other in a... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business OnePlus 8 improves mobile Fortnite with support for 90fps Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 30, 2020 2 min Faster displays have started to find their way into mobile devices, and this is starting to have ramifications for gaming as well. The new... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Roblox: How teens are using games to cope with the pandemic Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 29, 2020 4 min Teenagers who use the virtual gaming world of Roblox say they’re using games to stay in touch with their real-life friends, according to a... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Revolution Software’s Beyond a Steel Sky brings new adventure to Apple Arcade Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 26, 2020 7 min Revolution Software is debuting Beyond a Steel Sky, the long-awaited sequel to its 1990s cyberpunk adventure game Beneath a Steel Sky. Why it took... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Newzoo: There will be over 3 billion gamers by 2023 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 25, 2020 3 min The number of gamers around the globe will top 3 billion by 2023, according to market researcher Newzoo. It may sound crazy to expect... Continue Reading 3 min