News Ludicious 2017 adds summits on serious games and new technologies GI.biz readers can get an extra 15% off tickets for the Swiss conference's biggest year to date Dec. 20, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Kojima Productions brings in former Konami exec as its president Shinji Hirano was president of Konamis' North American and European offices in 11 years at the company Dec. 19, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Stillfront Group acquires MENA publisher Babil Games The deal is worth $4.5 million in cash and stock, rising to $17 million based on future performance Dec. 19, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Facepunch Studios invites "bored" customers to quit Rust Founder Garry Newman attempts to break "ping pong loop" of unhelpful feedback on Early Access hit Dec. 16, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Verdun promotes peaceful gameplay with War Child Armistice DLC Temporary DLC references WW1 Christmas truce, proceeds will go to children affected by real conflict Dec. 16, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Starbreeze acquires Dhruva Interactive for $8.5 million Leading Indian game company takes its longstanding relationship with Starbreeze to the next level Dec. 16, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News Magic Leap PR chief follows CMO to the exit door Mixed reality startup suffers two exec departures in quick succession, the latest following an exposé on the firm's progress Dec. 15, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Pokémon Go was the most popular Google search of 2016 Niantic's game beat Donald Trump and David Bowie worldwide, Slither.io finished the year at #9 Dec. 14, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News VR companies push for solidarity amid mounting uncertainty Major companies commit to Global Virtual Reality Association non-profit and Khronos open API standard Dec. 8, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Unity hires Uber's machine learning expert for new role Danny Lange joins as VP of AI and machine learning following senior positions at Amazon and Uber Dec. 8, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Feature "If we do a good job of this, EVE might even outlive us all" The introduction of a free tier is in keeping with EVE Online's "adapt or die" spirit, says CEO Hilmar Petursson Dec. 7, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Activision to donate $5 Call of Duty in-game purchase to veterans 100% of company's cut from Infinite Warfare IAP will go to Call of Duty Endowment Dec. 7, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Apple names Clash Royale its iPhone GOTY, Reigns is Runner Up Pokémon Go beaten by only Snapchat and Messenger in terms of App Store downloads in 2016 Dec. 7, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News FIFA 17 under fire in Russia following EA's support of LGBTQ campaign Custom rainbow kits have been met with calls for a ban among Russian MPs citing 2013 "gay propaganda law" Dec. 6, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
Stub Games for Change appoints former White House advisor to its board Mark DeLoura is joined by Take-Two comms VP Alan Lewis and IDEO partner Duane Bray Dec. 6, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Super Evil Megacorp to debut Vainglory franchise program in 2017 Partner teams will share in multiple revenue streams and guide the future of the game as an eSport Dec. 2, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Wargaming bolsters mobile with Boomlagoon acquisition Finnish studio will change its name to Wargaming Helsinki after four years of independence Dec. 2, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Nolan North: "Their performance matters more than mine" Veteran performer praises Naughty Dog's developers at the Game Awards, contradicting SAG-AFTRA's strike position Dec. 2, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 2 comments
Feature "It's always extremely scary to call someone out" Tinybuild's Alex Nichiporchik on taking G2A to task, battling piracy with aggressive pricing, and the "magic tricks" required for indie success Dec. 1, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News New games on Steam in 2016 rose 40% over last year Over 4200 games hit the store in 2016, Steam Spy says, equivalent to 38% of its lifetime total Dec. 1, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News Big Viking puts up $10 million for HTML5 Messenger publishing Developers intrigued by Facebook's Instant Games program take note Nov. 30, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
Feature "eSports is, for us, the wake of the boat" - Super Evil Megacorp COO Kristian Segerstrale on Vainglory's ascendancy as an eSport, and why massive prize pools are bad for business Nov. 29, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Ubisoft's developers "can't live with the threat" of Vivendi takeover Michel Ancel explains the difficulty of staying focused in a time of great uncertainty Nov. 28, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Hello Games responds to "intense and dramatic" reaction to No Man's Sky And responds in the best possible way: with a huge content update - "a foundation for things to come" Nov. 28, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 2 comments
News Wooga restructuring continues with Tokyo office closure Update: Follows closure of Black Anvil Games Nov. 10, 2016 Matthew Handrahan