The Iconfactory, home to a number of popular apps like wallpaper app Wallaroo, puzzle game Frenzic, and the unfortunately shuttered Twitterific, among others, is out today with its latest creation: […]
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Back to news homeWhy the $830M gaming fund Bitkraft is bullish on Asia
With $830 million in assets under management, Bitkraft Ventures has built a name for backing early- to mid-stage web3 games and other immersive technologies. After eight years of investing mostly […]
Google Play Games for PC to roll out to Europe and Japan, add new titles including Garena Free Fire
In a keynote address at the annual Google for Game Developers Summit, Google said its Google Play Games for PC service, which brings Android games to Windows users, will roll […]
As expats fled China’s zero-COVID, this developer built a sci-fi game for NetEase
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreigners have been leaving China in droves to escape the country’s strict “zero-COVID” restrictions, which had limited people’s domestic and overseas travel for […]
Blizzard ends 14-year licensing deal with NetEase in China
In a somewhat surprising turn, Blizzard Activision, the California-based gaming publisher behind global hits like World of Warcraft and Overwatch, will be suspending most of its games in China due […]
Why this Blizzard vet thinks the next killer web3 game will come from China
This year, around 3.2 billion people — or about 40% of the world’s population — will play games, with total spending nearing $200 billion, estimates industry researcher Newzoo. The purveyors […]
Japan’s gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises $20M in private token sale
Veterans from the established gaming world are flocking to web3. Whether they do it out of a fear of missing out or genuine belief in blockchain technologies, the trend appears […]
Perceptron: Risky teleoperation, Rocket League simulation and zoologist multiplication
Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This […]
Xbox mobile app rolls out new stories feature for sharing game clips, screenshots and more
Microsoft is updating its Xbox app to allow players to create, share and view Snapchat-like stories, the company announced this week. Players can share their favorite gaming moments including game […]
Netflix to launch an ‘Exploding Kittens’ mobile game tied to an new animated TV series
As part of its continued investment into expanding its mobile gaming business, Netflix today announced it will, for the first time, launch a mobile game alongside a TV series from […]