NPD 2017: An incredible year for games leads to 11% sales growth
Last year was wild for gaming. Three strong-performing consoles, unbelievable software from established publishers, and breakout hits on PC led to an 11 percent...
NPD 2017: The 10 best-selling games of the year
Call of Duty is still a big deal, but Star Wars: Battlefront II is … less so. It’s time to go over the 10...
NPD: U.S. video game revenue grew 18% to $36 billion in 2017
The U.S. video games industry earned $36 billion in revenues in 2017, according to The NPD Group and Entertainment Software Association (ESA). This is...
Might and Magic: Heroes studio goes from general to foot solider with sci-fi survival game
The survival genre is getting another entry, and this time its from the developer of the Might and Magic: Heroes series and Tropico 6....
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving in March
Eric Hirshberg, the CEO of Call of Duty and Destiny publisher Activision Publishing, will leave his job after eight years in March. Hirshberg just...
Crytek’s multiplayer shooter Hunt: Showdown starts closed alpha testing on January 31
Crytek announced today that its upcoming multiplayer shooter Hunt: Showdown will enter closed alpha testing on January 31 for PC. You can sign up...
Minecraft boss is now in charge of all Xbox game efforts
Microsoft has promoted Matt Booty, a leader in the Minecraft games business, as corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, making him one of the...
December 2017’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: Blockception repeats at No. 1
Minecraft is the best example of Microsoft’s modern approach to gaming platforms. The publisher acquired the block-building phenomenon and developer Mojang in 2014 for $2.5...
Twitch brings in a team of executives to oversee deployment of new features
Twitch is getting a new chief operating officer and some new vice presidents to help it continue to develop and launch community products on...
Fortnite: Battle Royale’s map is getting a big update for its 40 million players
Epic Games announced today that an updated map for its hit shooter Fortnite: Battle Royale is coming on January 18. Fortnite: Battle Royale is...