Elodie Games raises $5 million for crossplay co-op games
Elodie Games is a new game studio coming out of stealth today with $5 million in funding to build crossplay co-op games. The founders...
Improbable acquires the ‘backend badasses’ at multiplayer gaming service Zeuz
Improbable has acquired German-managed hosting company Zeuz to expand its multiplayer services for online games. Zeuz, which is used to host online games such...
The RetroBeat — Warcraft III: Reforged is a harsh lesson in reviving classic games
Warcraft III: Reforged came out earlier this week, and the response online has been full of negativity and angst. Part of it is a...
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order made EA realize it can do more than shooters
Electronic Arts had high hopes for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and the publisher announced today that developer Respawn’s sci-fi adventure surpassed its outlook....
The Sims 4 has reached 20 million players
Electronic Arts revealed as part of their earnings report today that The Sims 4 has reached 20 million unique players worldwide. The life simulation...
Overwatch is trying to keep its meta fresh with more frequent changes
Blizzard Entertainment detailed some changes coming to Overwatch today, and they’ll all designed to help the game feel fresh. Overwatch launched in May 2016,...
Wizards of the Coast’s new Archetype Entertainment studio is making a sci-fi RPG
Wizards of the Coast announced today that its new Archetype Entertainment studio in Austin, Texas is working on a multiplatform sci-fi role-playing game. James...
NZXT still makes the ‘coolest’ CPU coolers
Custom desktop computers have always reminded me of the car-stereo scene. I’m not sure people worry too much about their auto stereo systems much...
Sea’s Garena acquires Dauntless game maker Phoenix Labs
Singapore-based Sea said that its Garena game division has acquired Phoenix Labs, maker of the Dauntless free-to-play video game. Dauntless launched last year, and...
Warcraft III: Reforged interview — The struggles and lessons of remaking a classic
Warcraft III: Reforged comes out today, bringing the classic real-time strategy game back to the forefront years after the original’s 2003 release. But remaking...