Tencent has access to China’s national citizen database
The Chinese government doesn’t want children playing games for several hours every day. It said as much in a public notice from August. Now,...
Hearthstone hits 100 million registered players and counting
Blizzard Entertainment said that its Hearthstone digital collectible card game has hit 100 million registered players. That’s a big accomplishment for a game that...
Warcraft III: Reforged is coming in 2019
Blizzard Entertainment announced at BlizzCon today that Warcraft III: Reforged is coming. It is a remaster of its classic real-time strategy game Warcraft III....
Heroes of the Storm adds its first original character: Orphea
Blizzard Entertainment revealed a new character for Heroes of the Storm, its free-to-play MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) for PC. The announcement was part...
Blizzard president J. Allen Brack interview — Designing a company to last for generations
J. Allen Brack has been president of Blizzard Entertainment for just a few weeks. But I wouldn’t call him a whippersnapper, as he has...
September 2018’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: 1.35 million downloads
The Minecraft Marketplace had its biggest month since we began tracking it in September. Fans downloaded 1,351,438 marketplace creations throughout the month. Downloads were...
EA: Respawn has multiple games launching ‘by next holiday’
Titanfall studio Respawn is working on a new Star Wars game for publisher Electronic Arts. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is due out before...
Ubisoft thrives 6 months after escaping Vivendi’s hostile takeover
Just six months ago, Vivendi ended its attempt at a hostile takeover of Ubisoft, the big French video game publisher. And today, Ubisoft exceeded its...
EA unveils its ‘cloud-native gaming’ technology dubbed Project Atlas
Just ahead of its earnings call on Tuesday, Electronic Arts unveiled its “cloud-native gaming” technology dubbed Project Atlas. Ken Moss, chief technology officer at...
Record $25 billion in deals may be game industry’s Everest
This year’s record $25 billion in game industry deals in over just 9 months could mean we’ve hit the peak of the market, as...