Apple recommends mobile games for players stuck at home
As many people are sheltering in place, Apple has made some of its popular mobile games available at no cost. These titles are normally paid in some form, on Apple …
WHO and game companies launch #PlayApartTogether to promote physical distancing
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the video game industry have teamed up on #PlayApartTogether, a promotional campaign that encourages healthy physical distancing by bringing special events, exclusives, activities, rewards, …
Behind the data-driven design of mobile games — How Games Make Money
Mobile game designers feel like the mad scientists of the development world. They work fast and are constantly adjusting formulas based on the tiniest changes in player data. And when …
Skillz launches mobile game tournaments to raise donations for American Red Cross
Skillz, which has a platform for mobile esports, is launching mobile game tournaments to raise donations for the American Red Cross. Starting on Saturday and running over the weekend, Skillz …
Gears Tactics keeps players engaged by amping up its Gears-ness
Gears Tactics is a Gears game. That’s the impression I came away with after watching the developers play the turn-based tactical adventure for an hour earlier this week. But more …
SupplyDrop helps game studios hire from each other based on their development cycles
SupplyDrop is unveiling a service today that connects game studios that have too many developers with those who have too few during the ups and downs of the games development …
The Sandbox blockchain-based world will feature virtual Atari theme park
Animoca Brands and its subsidiary TSB Gaming said that The Sandbox blockchain-based gaming world will feature a virtual Atari theme park. It’s one more example of how Atari is aggressively …
Rally Cry raises $1.2 million to bring competitive multiplayer games to everyone
Rally Cry has raised $1.2 million to bring organized competitive multiplayer gaming programs to players of all ages and skill levels across the nation. The money came from Mike and …
Epic Games will publish new titles from the makers of The Last Guardian, Limbo, and Control
Epic Games will publish new titles from three well-known and respected game studios: Gen Design (maker of The Last Guardian), Playdead (Inside, Limbo), and Remedy Entertainment (Control). The projects will …
How Eve Online is adapting to higher demand and complicated game development during the pandemic
Hilmar Veigar Petursson, CEO of Iceland’s CCP Games, sees both hardship and opportunity in the coronavirus. Demand for the company’s flagship game, Eve Online, has risen in recent weeks, with …