Epic Games Announces $1.78 Billion Funding Round
Epic Games today announced a $1.78 billion round of funding consisting of primary capital and secondary purchases from employee equity holders. Epic’s post-money equity valuation…
Big Run Studios Raises $5.25M in Seed Round
Big Run Studios, an indie mobile games developer and publisher, today announced that it has raised $5.25M in seed round funding led by early stage…
Go Behind the Year’s Biggest Visual Effects Productions During SIGGRAPH 2020 With ‘Making Of’ Sessions and Talks, 17–28 August, 2020
Highlights Include Emmy Nominees ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘Watchmen,’ Pixar Animation Studios’ Upcoming ‘Soul’, and More The SIGGRAPH 2020 Production Sessions and Talks programs boast an…
Blacknut & Partner TV to Launch New Cloud Gaming Service in Israel Offering Hundreds of Games for the Whole Family
The new Set-Top Box gaming service is launching as part of a broad collaboration between Partner TV and Blacknut and it will be available to…
“Lord of Heroes” has racked up 1 million global pre-registrations
The mobile game company Clover Games Inc. announced that its first mobile animation RPG game named ‘Lord of Heroes’ has officially racked up 1 million…
New Survey: 2020 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today released its annual 2020 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry, which shows Americans of all ages are increasingly…
Ubisoft Announces Watch Dogs®: Legion Will Be Available October 29, 2020
Today at Ubisoft’s first digital press conference, Ubisoft Forward, the company announced that Watch Dogs®: Legion will launch on October 29, 2020, on, Xbox One,…
Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla Release Date Announced for November 17
Today, during the Ubisoft Forward digital conference, Ubisoft announced that the next installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla, will release worldwide November…
UBISOFT ANNOUNCES DEPARTURES AND REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENTING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ITS WORKPLACE CULTURE
Today, Ubisoft announced several significant personnel changes that are a part of the comprehensive work the Company is doing to improve and strengthen its workplace…
Barnes & Noble College Partners with American Video Game League to Launch Autumn Anarchy Fortnite Tournament
Barnes & Noble College, a Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) company, today announced it has partnered with the American Video Game League (AVGL),…
Zynga Closes Transformational Acquisition of Istanbul-based Peak; Expands Forever Franchise Portfolio with Toon Blast and Toy Blast
Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, and Peak, Istanbul-based creator of Toon Blast and Toy Blast, announced today that the companies…
SciPlay Acquires Leading Casual Game Developer and Operator Come2Play
SciPlay Corporation (NASDAQ: SCPL) (“SciPlay” or the “Company”) has acquired Come2Play, Ltd. (“Come2Play”), an Israeli based developer and manager of casual mobile games. This acquisition…
Gunfire Reborn, a FPS+Roguelite game, is on Steam “Top Sellers”
Recently, FPS+Roguelite game Gunfire Reborn developed by Duoyi (Hong Kong) Interactive starts Early Access on Steam. Upon release, it receives much attention. It is not…
Unity Technologies Releases COVID-19 Consumer Gaming Report
Nineteen key takeaways about the near 50% increase in HD gaming audience, analysis of behavioral data and advertising performance The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced…
Logitech G Introduces G915 TKL, a More Compact Tenkeyless Gaming Keyboard
The G915 TKL Blends Sophisticated Design with Cutting Edge Technologies and Breakthrough Engineering for a Full Featured, TKL, Compact Keyboard Logitech G, a brand of…
Become the Ultimate Apex Predator of the Seas in Maneater, Gaming’s First ShARkPG Out Now on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC
Developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive and retail partner and publisher Deep Silver, Inc. are proud to announce today’s global launch of Maneater, the first-ever open-world…
Chex Mix Unveils Chex Quest HD: A Highly Anticipated Upgrade to the Cult-Classic ‘90s Video Game
Download and play new multiplayer Chex Quest available for free on STEAM Ready, aim, ZORCH! Back by popular demand, Chex Mix is launching Chex Quest…
Nintendo News: More Than 80 NES and Super NES Games are Now Available with Nintendo Switch Online
On May 20, three Super NES™ games and one NES™ game are joining the Nintendo Switch Online service, bringing the total number of classic games…
IGN To Deliver Global Online Summer of Gaming Event
Safely bringing the global games community together IGN, a world leader in games and entertainment media, has revealed its plans for a new global online…
Pick a Side and Scramble Your Starfighters in Star Wars™: Starfighter Missions!
The first Star Wars mobile flight shooter allows players to collect, upgrade and pilot over 80 starfighters Joymax Corp. (KOSDAQ 101730) and Lucasfilm today announced…
Games Industry Unites to Promote World Health Organization Messages Against COVID-19; Launch #PlayApartTogether Campaign
Global Games Industry Encourages Players to Follow Health and Safety Guidelines for COVID-19; Provides Information and Social Connection Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA): WHAT Today, the global and…
The Race All-Star Esports Battle returns Saturday after record viewing debut
After breaking records for esports racing live streaming last Sunday, Torque Esports Corp.’s (TSXV: GAME) (OTCQB: MLLLF) The Race All-Star Esports Battle returns this week…
Pepper Esports Inc, leading esports tournament software provider, announces new tournament platform to enable gamers to compete from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pepper Esports Inc, (“Pepper” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its new tournament platform which uses the Company’s proprietary (patent pending) computer vision and…
Bango Enables Carrier Billing Subscriptions for Hatch Gaming Platform
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile commerce company, announces it has launched carrier billing payment services for Hatch, the monthly subscription based 5G games streaming platform.…
Xsolla Introduces Game Developers Carnival Spring 2020
Xsolla, the video game business engine that helps developers and publishers launch and operate games globally, today announced a first-of-its-kind virtual gaming experience – Game…