Maybe the next big thing from Rovio won’t be a new franchise in the vein of Angry Birds after all. People can subscribe to almost anything these days, and it’s not uncommon for many of us to pay monthly fees …
It’s a scene that has probably played out dozens of times already. Little Liam or Mikayla are asked what they want to do when they grow up, and they answer, “Play Disney Crossy Road for a living.” And then the …
Mobile games don’t always get their due when it comes to awards in the video game industry, but that’s slowly but surely changing with each passing year. The Game Awards, which are produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley, are no …
The history of movies based on video games is not a pretty one. And yet maybe that’s simply because they haven’t had enough cats in them. It’s for that reason that the announcement that there’s a live-action movie in the …
They say you never forget your roots. For Niantic, said roots were with Google, where the company budded in its early stages as an internal startup. I believe the tech world term is “incubated.” In any case, the bridges apparently …
It’s the end of an era, true believers. Back in 2012, when Facebook gaming was still a sizable force in the industry, Playdom (later purchased by Disney) released what was easily the best free-to-play social RPG of its time. Avengers Alliance was a …
Pokemon GO really is the gift that keeps on giving. This time, Niantic’s location-based catch-’em-all-’em-up has hit the headlines because of a Japanese gymnast getting ready for the Olympics in Rio. Kohei Uchimura, who won all round gold at London 2012, …
While Telltale’s hotly anticipated Batman series might make its debut today on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, its first episode won’t appear on the App Store or Google Play until September 13th. That, my friends, is a significant bat-bummer. This revelation came in today’s press …