July 22, 2020
Lenovo brings some unique features to its new gaming phone
Gaming phones are a weird one. They make sense on paper to some degree. As we well know, everyone’s a gamer these days, and much or most of…
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July 20, 2020
Roblox launches Party Place, a private venue for virtual birthday parties and other meetups
The coronavirus pandemic and related government lockdowns have led to a surge in online gaming — particularly on social platforms where people can connect with real-life friends in…
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COVID-19 has driven engagement for an already thriving gaming industry
A few days after releasing new figures for the month of June, NPD is offering up some broader trends for the gaming industry at large. It likely won’t…
Read articleJuly 17, 2020
‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ and the limits of today’s game economies
Kaiser Hwang Contributor Share on Twitter Kaiser Hwang is a longtime member of the games community and a vice president at Forte, an organization building an open economic…
Read articleJuly 16, 2020
Game developer poll suggests longer hours and less productivity as the industry adapts to remote work
Ahead of the upcoming online-only version of its big annual conference, GDC commissioned a survey of 2,500 game developers to determine how the industry is coping with the…
Read articleJuly 15, 2020
Tilting Point acquires FTX Games and Plamee Studios’ assets
Game publisher Tilting Point announced today that it has made its third acquisition in eight months, buying games, key employees and “most of the assets” from FTX Games…
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Over 2,500 games removed from Apple’s China App Store in early July, as crackdown begins
More than 2,500 mobile games have been removed from China’s App Store during the first week of July, according to a new report from app store intelligence firm…
Read articleJuly 14, 2020
Hand-crank a level of Super Mario Bros. on Lego’s new 2,646-piece NES kit
Feel that? That’s the unmistakable and overwhelming sensation of nostalgia for your misspent youth coursing through your blood, as the 35th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System is…
Read articleJuly 13, 2020
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18
After a series of closed alpha tests, Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios and Asobo Studio today announced that the next-gen Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18.…
Read articleJuly 7, 2020
Athlane looks to connect brands and esports streamers with a fresh $3.3 million in funding
Athlane, the YC-backed company from the Summer ’19 cohort, is today ready to launch with a fresh $3.3 million in capital. Investors include Y Combinator, Jonathan Kraft (New…
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