Ex-Zynga execs raise $15 million for their new gaming studio, Manticore Games

In the eight years since Frederic Descamps and Jordan Maynard launched their last gaming startup, the industry they helped shape with  A ...

Mario Bear has come to save 2017

It’s been a long year – it feels like it actually spanned about 50, in fact. But now, at the end, some relief: Mario Bear. Yes, it’s ju...

Alohomora! Harry Potter game hits your phone next year with Jam City

Niantic’s  much-anticipated Harry Potter  follow-up to Pokémon GO is coming next year, but Harry Potter fans who want their first taste o...

EA response to ‘Battlefront II’ complaint is the most downvoted comment in Reddit history

Just as many people enjoy a nice cold Goose Island pale ale but hate the beer megacorp AB InBev which owns it, so too is the rage palpabl...

StarCraft II will be free to play starting November 14

It was only in April that Blizzard  made the original  StarCraft  free to play , and now the company has done the same for its sequel.  S...

Microsoft launches a revamped version of Mixer into beta

Microsoft today  announced  the launch of a new beta version of its mobile gameplay streaming app, Mixer, for both iOS and Android. The c...

GameStop is launching a game rental subscription called PowerPass

GameStop , the video game store that has fallen from grace in the era of digital downloads, will start offering a subscription rental pro...

Nintendo says Switch will beat Wii U total sales within its first year

The Switch is beginning to pay off for Nintendo. The new console is selling so well that the Japanese firm said today it is likely to out...

Cult game Football Manager 2018 is adding support for gay players

Cult  soccer  football simulation game Football Manager has taken an historic step with the introduction of support for gay players in it...

Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé on the evolution of Super Mario Odyssey

From the outside, at least, Nintendo is a study in contradictions, at once devoted to the constant development of new gaming experiences,...

FIFA and EA announce the first eWorld Cup

Esports are showing  no sign of slowing down , as the segment continues to grow. Today, EA and FIFA  announced  their intentions to rep...