Mobile studio Pocket Gems gets a minority investment from Tencent to move into China
Tencent to benefit from Pocket Gems' Western roots.
Nintendo to release 5 smartphone games by fiscal year 2017
The first game will launch along with a new membership service this calendar year.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: GamesBeat Summit, Nintendo to theme parks, and Warcraft loses players
Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat.
The DeanBeat: Learning from the smartest people in the room
The lessons of GamesBeat Summit came from the sages of the industry.
5 Nintendo rides we want to see at Universal theme parks
These are the Nintendo-theme rides we want to see Universal build.
How The Sims creator Will Wright’s new app enables you to share your stories
Thred is a content-creation platform for mobile phones that combines social features, simple navigation, and powerful tools.
RockYou acquires PlayHaven as it moves deeper into mobile ad networks
The move allows the social gaming company to expand its business in mobile devices.
Zynga beats estimates with $183M in revenues — but it’s cutting 364 jobs
Zynga reported its first-quarter results today.
Gamergate’s positive effect: We’re now talking about diversity
Kate Edwards, in the last morning session of today's GamesBeat Summit, details the state of the industry in the wake of the Gamergate campaign.
E-sports makes $612M from its 134M viewers worldwide, SuperData finds
Affluent young men have turned e-sports into a real market worth a lot of money, but most publishers and even the pro players treat it as marketing.
