GDC survey: Game devs favor unionization, PC, and next-gen consoles
Game developers favor the unionization of their industry. They consider the PC to be the best platform to develop games for. And they are...
The DeanBeat: A big week for game company acquisitions
It was a heck of a week for game company transactions, illustrating the huge opportunities in gaming and growing investor interest — as well...
ProGuides raises $5 million in seed funding for its esports training platform
ProGuides announced today that it has secured $5 million in seed funding. ProGuides offers esports training via online courses, videos, and coaching. It helps...
Mighty Bear releases Butter Royale food-fight multiplayer game for Apple Arcade
Mighty Bear Games has launched its food-fight themed multiplayer Butter Royale game on Apple Arcade. It’s kind of like a version of The Hunger...
SuperData: Consumers spent an all-time high of $9.8 billion on digital games in December 2019
Market insight group SuperData announced today that consumers spent $9.8 billion on digital games in December. This is a new high, and it’s up 8%...
A new version of Tetris is on Android and iOS as a free download
The Tetris Company has partnered with N3twork to release a new version of Tetris for mobile, available now for Android and iOS devices. This...
Stillfront Group acquires Storm8 for $300 million
Stillfront Group announced today that it is acquiring 100% of Califonia mobile gaming studio Storm8. Stillfront is calling this one of the biggest acquisitions...
Apple Arcade’s Kings of the Castle turns a trope on its head
Kings of the Castle from developer Frosty Pop has debuted as the latest mobile game on Apple Arcade. It is the fifth game from...
Tencent’s TiMi J3 studio cracked the code on adapting Call of Duty for mobile
Mobile games are expected to generate $86 billion in 2019, or 2.4 times the revenue for PC and console games, according to App Annie....
Cocos Play lets mobile developers create hypercasual games inside their apps
Cocos makes a popular 2D game development engine for mobile titles, and today the Chinese company is announcing Cocos Play, a new platform that...