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App Annie continues expansion following $63 million investment
App Annie continues expansion following $63 million investment
Mobile analytics outfit App Annie has secured $63 million in equity investment through a funding round led by venture capital firm Greenspring Associates and existing investors.
Jan. 14, 2016
Video games raised over $46 million on Kickstarter in 2015
Video games raised over $46 million on Kickstarter in 2015
Video game campaigns on Kickstarter brought in $46,177,705 from 480,382 backers during 2015.
Jan. 14, 2016
Elite Dangerous sales hit 1.4 million, 84 million hours spent in-game
Elite Dangerous sales hit 1.4 million, 84 million hours spent in-game
Frontier has sold 1.4 million copies of its space exploration sim, Elite Dangerous, across PC, Mac, and Xbox One.
Jan. 14, 2016
Last-minute change sees Hitman become a bona fide episodic game
Last-minute change sees Hitman become a bona fide episodic game
IO-Interactive announced today that its upcoming Hitman game will now be released as an episodic series throughout the year, rather than as a complete $60 game up front.
Jan. 14, 2016
ESPN now has its own dedicated eSports zone
ESPN now has its own dedicated eSports zone
Sports enthusiast hub ESPN launches its own dedicated eSports section this week as it doubles down on its earlier, more tentative efforts to cover video games as a competitive sport.
Jan. 14, 2016
UK broadcaster Channel 4 tries its hand as a mobile game publisher
UK broadcaster Channel 4 tries its hand as a mobile game publisher
United Kingdom TV broadcaster Channel 4 is slated to publish a few games from European indies this year under the aegis of its new All 4 Games mobile game publishing division.
Jan. 14, 2016
Road to the IGF: Hanako Games' Black Closet
Road to the IGF: Hanako Games' Black Closet
Gamasutra kicks off its 2016 Road to the IGF series of interviews with IGF award-nominated devs by chatting with Georgina Bensley about her remarkable schoolgirl noir mystery game Black Closet.
Jan. 14, 2016
Call of Duty is the U.S.' best-selling (retail) game for 2015
Call of Duty is the U.S.' best-selling (retail) game for 2015
Despite rumors of a slowdown, the franchise still manages to dominate the retail video game space in the U.S. Once you blop, you just can't stop.
Jan. 14, 2016
Japan's top-selling retail games of 2015: Nintendo rules, Monster Hunter still savage
Japan's top-selling retail games of 2015: Nintendo rules, Monster Hunter still savage
Famitsu has published the top 100 best-selling games in Japan for 2015, and Capcom's perennially popular franchise perches atop the list, but Nintendo sold the most games.
Jan. 14, 2016
Check out this lineup of exciting interactive spaces at GDC 2016
Check out this lineup of exciting interactive spaces at GDC 2016
Don't miss some of the highlights of the Game Developers Conference 2016 show floors this year, including a tabletop game showcase, the Indie MEGABOOTH and the alt.ctrl.GDC alternative controller exhibit.
Jan. 13, 2016
GDC 2016: Spend a day studying fundamentals of video game storytelling
GDC 2016: Spend a day studying fundamentals of video game storytelling
GDC 2016 organizers run down the highlights of the cutting-edge Storytelling Fundamentals In A Day tutorial taking place at the start of the March conference.
Jan. 13, 2016
Get a job: The Workshop seeks an experienced 3D Environment Artist
Get a job: The Workshop seeks an experienced 3D Environment Artist
Marina del Rey-based studio The Workshop seeks an artist with game industry experience (read: shipped games) to join its ranks and work in a senior role on creating a wide variety of 3D game content.
Jan. 13, 2016