Seattle-based game studio Reflection Games is raising investment to help support development of its debut project. A new SEC filing reveals that the company has raised about $2 million in… Read More
Seattle-based game studio Starform has revealed its debut project. Metalstorm is a free-to-play, 5 vs. 5 aerial combat game for PC and mobile, where players climb into the cockpits of… Read More
The developer behind the match-3 mobile game Travel Crush raised $4 million. BebopBee is entirely focused on Travel Crush, a puzzle adventure and “forever franchise” that stars a girl named… Read More
Turning players into creators represents the biggest market opportunity in video games in 2023. That was one takeaway from a discussion last week about mobile gaming and the gaming industry.… Read More
Amazon is publishing two new mobile games through its Amazon Kids+ service, based on the original Amazon specials Super Spy Ryan and Do, Re & Mi. The new games are… Read More
Seattle-based game studio Starform has raised $5 million. The startup plans to use the money on further development for its first game, as well as starting a team to work… Read More
Market intelligence firm Apptopia released its report on the most downloaded mobile apps of 2020. In a year that was defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people’s behavior on- and… Read More
Niantic Labs announced via Twitter on Thursday afternoon that, in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak, it would be making adjustments to its popular augmented-reality mobile game… Read More
I was never a big fan of Mario Kart on consoles, or racing games in general, so I was surprised by how much I initially liked Mario Kart Tour. It’s… Read More
Bandai Namco Entertainment’s Vancouver, B.C.-based development studio has been shut down, according to senior VP of development Landon Nguyen, who posted the news on Twitter Thursday. The studio was established… Read More
Stuart Denman’s grandfather was a metallurgist for the Manhattan Project. While looking at molten metals under a microscope, he noticed their structure was similar to soap bubble foams. He became… Read More
A new augmented reality mobile game from Redmond, Wash.-based 9Logic Technologies could have users — and those who witness them staring at their phones — recalling the “Pokèmon Go” craze… Read More
Jason Atherton may have the best job in the world. “I’m like full-time Pokémon guy right now, which is super fun,” said Atherton, who recently graduated from the University of Washington’s Tacoma… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Nintendo’s first mobile game wasn’t met with the reaction the company was hoping for when it packed out a press briefing room late Wednesday night and unveiled… Read More
Earlier in the era of touchscreen phones, game developers were the one making the platform compelling. Just like Solitaire taught people how to use a mouse, games like Angry Birds taught… Read More
Those of you who were really great at Pac-Man may know of the level 256 glitch. Due to limitations in the game’s coding, when players got to level 256 of… Read More
Nearly everyone has a smartphone, but not everyone has a game console. That trend may be what’s driving this year’s tipping point in the games industry, in which mobile gaming revenues… Read More
Nintendo is finally getting into the smartphone and tablet game market, thanks to a partnership the Japanese gaming company forged with DeNA, a mobile development company. The two firms will work… Read More
A new study shows that while there is an even amount of men and women playing mobile games today, the behavior of each group while playing certainly differs. A survey, conducted by Harris… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — In his talk today at the Casual Connect game conference, the former CEO of game developer Electronic Arts, John Riccitiello, touched on the disparity between mobile platform… Read More
For the second time this year, Wild Tangent is making the move to mobile. Four months after releasing its first iOS game, Polar Bowler 1st Frame, the Redmond-based company is out with its… Read More
Big Fish is cashing in on its casino app in big ways. The Seattle game maker, founded by former RealNetworks employee Paul Thelen in 2002, announced today that its multiplayer casino… Read More
For those that have Sony smartphones and tablets, playing WildTangent games just got easier. Redmond-based WildTangent is expanding its partnership with Sony Mobile Communications to allow owners of Sony’s new flagship smartphone,… Read More
Kirkland-based UIEvolution is known for developing cross-platform applications for companies like Toyota and Samsung. Now, they’re taking what they’ve learned and delving into the gaming world. ‘Dr. Dinkle’s Defense,’ is the… Read More
Here’s just what every newborn needs: An Angry Birds blankie. Rovio, which conceived the hit mobile game in which birds are flung with a slingshot at evil green pigs, is… Read More