Sensor Tower acquires gaming data company Video Game Insights
Sensor Tower announced it has acquired Video Game Insights, expanding its market research into PC and console.Read More
Read more at VentureBeat
Topics
-
Lego Could Make A Big Change To Future Video Games
According to the CEO of The Lego Group, the company may begin developing some video games internally. Niels Christiansen, who has been Lego's CEO since 2017, said in an interview that the company ...GameSpot - Mar. 11 -
Top 10 Most Expensive Video Game Buyouts Of All Time
Big deals. Many mature industries trend toward consolidation as time goes on, and the video game business is no different. Big companies are bought and sold for massive sums of money. But what ...GameSpot - 6d -
Monopoly Go maker Scopely to acquire Niantic’s games business for $3.5B
Scopely has agreed to acquire Niantic's games business, which includes Pokémon Go, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion.VentureBeat - 6d -
Xsolla unveils solutions for game devs ahead of GDC 2025
Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, announced a series of new and enhanced solutions for game developers ahead of GDC 2025.VentureBeat - 5d -
Chinese Companies Rush to Put DeepSeek in Everything
From video game developers to a nuclear power plant, companies across China are adopting DeepSeek’s AI models to boost stock prices and flaunt their national pride.Wired - 6d -
Hail Macbeth Brings Shakespeare To Video Games With 1990s Spin
There's an old myth in the theater world that Shakespeare's Macbeth is cursed, and any theatre company who tries to put it on will endure some sort of misfortune during the production. One area ...GameSpot - 6d -
The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame released this week the 12 finalists for induction into the esteemed list of impactful games.VentureBeat - Mar. 7 -
Elevate your Fantasy Baseball game with next-level tools and exclusive insights from Yahoo Fantasy Plus
Yahoo Fantasy Plus has some major upgrades — giving subscribers new tools with deeper insights and a competitive edge.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Pokemon Go Developer Set To Be Acquired By Saudi Arabia's Scopely In $3.5 Billion Deal
Saudi Arabian-owned mobile developer Scopely has announced that it'll be acquiring Niantic's video game division, paying $3.5 billion for the developer behind Pokemon Go. Also included in the ...GameSpot - 6d -
Here's How Much Remedy Is Spending On Its Upcoming Games
Finnish game developer Remedy has published its annual report for 2024 , and included in the document is the disclosure of how much money the company is spending on its upcoming games. This is ...GameSpot - 5d -
Supercade heads toward a reissue to recapture the golden age of video games
Supercade was Van Burnham's ode to the golden age of video games -- a big coffee table book that captured the visual history of games from 1971 to 1984.VentureBeat - 5d -
Recently Acquired Wild Forward Records First Point With New Team
ST. PAUL - In his sixth game with the Wild, recently acquired forward Gustav Nyquist recorded his first point with the Wild.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Angry Birds, Frogger among finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has revealed its 12 finalists for 2025ABC News - Mar. 6 -
Nintendo Used to Operate a Taxi Company and, Allegedly, a Chain of ‘Love Hotels’
One of the most prolific makers of video games and cards took innovation by iteration to an extreme.Inc. - 3d -
Styngr makes it easier to license music for video games
When it comes to getting music for games, Styngr is the only full licensed major label partner that can get pre-cleared music into games.VentureBeat - 1h -
It's not a competition! The collaborative video game loved by players
Josef Fares has found big success with co-operative two player games. Why aren't others doing the same?BBC News - 3d -
Female founders in game companies got 12.1% of game VC deals in 2024 | The DeanBeat (updated)
In the male-dominated landscape of game startups, women were only 0.11 percent of the game VC deal value in 2024.VentureBeat - Mar. 7 -
Netflix Gaming And Generative AI Chief Has Left The Company
Netflix's gaming VP Mike Verdu has left after being hired in 2021 to launch the platform's gaming initiatives. This is the latest shakeup for the streaming giant the streaming giant, which has ...GameSpot - 6d -
How Designing Video Game Golf Courses Built a One-of-a-Kind Community
The world of golf architecture is exclusive and expensive, but virtual reality changed the game.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Aethir drives stronger gaming user acquisition for SuperScale
In a partnership with SuperScale, Aethir argued that it drives stronger user acquisition for game companies.VentureBeat - 5d -
GGP announces Collegiate Games Competition with $90K in prizes
Gay Gaming Professionals, a nonprofit that cultivates emerging top performers in the video games industry, has created the Collegiate Games Competition to surface new gaming talent. In partnership ...VentureBeat - 1d -
Every Game Delayed Right Now (2025 Edition)
Death, taxes, and video games getting delayed--it seems these are the three constants in 2025, with a number of high-profile video games getting delayed past their initial release dates. Some of ...GameSpot - 3d -
Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion
Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.The New York Times - 5d -
Dobes and Carrier Selling and Gaming
Jakub Dobes and Alexandre Carrier went on the Canadiens YouTube channel. It was live to sell Underarmour merch at a discount and to play EA’s FC 24. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a soccer video ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
How A Minecraft Movie Could Compare To Other Video Game Films At The Box Office
The next big video game movie to hit theaters is A Minecraft Movie, but how well is it expected to perform commercially? According to one tracking estimate, it could pull in $60 million or more in ...GameSpot - 4d -
Good Job Games raises $23M to make better match-3 games in Turkiye
Good Job Games, a fast-growing mobile game company based in Turkey, has secured $23 million in a seed funding round.VentureBeat - Mar. 11 -
25 Best Free Games To Play In 2025
Free-to-play games are a massive part of the video game market. While F2P was once relegated primarily to mobile games--and let's be honest, often looked down upon--the model has become a mainstay ...GameSpot - 5d -
Operative Games unveils AI-driven interactive storytelling platform
Operative Games, an interactive storytelling company, emerged today from stealth with backing from investors 1AM Gaming, Samsung Next, and LongJourney.vc.VentureBeat - 10h -
Yarnhub military history animator expands into gaming with community crowdfunding
Yarnhub Animation Studios gets 35 million views a month on YouTube for its military history animated videos. Now it's expanding into gaming.VentureBeat - Mar. 10 -
Atomfall Preview, Best Games of 2025 So Far | The GameSpot Show
Welcome to the GameSpot Show! On today’s episode Jake Dekker gives his impressions on Atomfall, and we look back at how 2025 is shaping up for video games!GameSpot - 4d -
New Edition Of Popular Game Design Book Gets Big Discount At Amazon
Aspiring game designers can save on the recently released new edition of one of the most popular game development reference books. Level Up: The Guide to Great Video Game Design by Scott Rogers ...GameSpot - Mar. 7 -
Netflix Games loses its vice-president of generative AI
After embracing generative AI as a core part of its gaming strategy, Netflix's vice president of generative AI has left the company.VentureBeat - 5d -
Baldur's Gate 3 CEO Weighs In On The "Single-Player Games Are Dead" Argument
The death of single-player video games has been a hot topic for several years now--one that Larian Studios founder and Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke weighed in on recently. Posting on his X ...GameSpot - 3h -
Defiance, The Video Game That Tied Into A TV Show, Is Coming Back To Life
The MMO Defiance, which was shut down in 2021, is coming back to life. For anyone unaware, Defiance was a third-person shooter MMO from Trion Worlds that was developed as a tie-in for the Syfy show ...GameSpot - 5d -
Horizon Actor Ashly Burch "Worried" In Wake Of AI Aloy Video
Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West actor Ashly Burch, who plays main character Aloy across Guerrilla Games' sci-fi franchise, is speaking up in the wake of a leaked video showing an ...GameSpot - 23h -
Territory Studio SF designs future-facing interfaces for everything from cars to games | The DeanBeat
Territory Studio SF has created "future-facing" designs for everything from a GM concept car to the user interfaces in video games.VentureBeat - 4d -
How Stack Up is still saving lives of veterans through gaming after a decade
Stephen Machuga, CEO of charity Stack Up, believes video games can help veterans feel like they're part of society.VentureBeat - 1d -
Crypto payments company MoonPay looks to compete with Stripe with Iron stablecoin acquisition
MoonPay, a leading crypto payments company, has acquired Iron, an API-driven startup specializing in stablecoin infrastructure.CNBC - 5d -
What could Apple’s high court challenge mean for data protection?
The UK’s battle for access to encrypted services could define how companies are able to safeguard customer data in the future. Apple will challenge a UK government demand to access encrypted ...The Guardian - 4d
More from VentureBeat
-
The Sandbox partners with Jurassic World franchise to create new virtual experiences
The Sandbox is collaborating with Universal and Amblin Entertainment to bring the Jurassic World franchise to life in The Sandbox.VentureBeat - 1h -
Styngr makes it easier to license music for video games
When it comes to getting music for games, Styngr is the only full licensed major label partner that can get pre-cleared music into games.VentureBeat - 1h -
Microsoft says ID@Xbox has paid $5B to date to indie game devs
Microsoft said that ID@Xbox indie gaming label has paid out $5 billion to date to independent game developers.VentureBeat - 2h -
Orion Security emerges from stealth using LLMs to track your enterprise’s data flow and stop it from leaking out
Beyond catching malicious insiders, Orion also distinguishes between human errors and external attackers for specificity.VentureBeat - 2h -
Tackling the game industry’s biggest challenges at GamesBeat Engage
GamesBeat Engage kicked off on March 11 -- the first in a series of salon-style gatherings featuring top industry voices and networking.VentureBeat - 2h
More in Tech
-
Bethesda's Todd Howard Reveals His Two Choices For Most Influential Game Of All Time
The director behind Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Starfield was asked to pick the most influential game of all time. Todd Howard decided there are actually two titles that fit that billing: Super Mario ...GameSpot - 37m -
Analogue's 4K Nintendo 64 Delayed To July, 8BitDo 64 Controllers Still Available
Retro hardware manufacturer Analogue has delayed its modernized Nintendo 64 to July 2025. Originally planned for a Q1 2025 release, the highly anticipated $250 console has been sold out since ...GameSpot - 43m -
Call Of Duty Issues An Extreme Warning To Cheaters
Call of Duty is gearing up for Season 3 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone . The big update will bring the return of Verdansk to battle royale on April 3, and now Activision has issued a major warning ...GameSpot - 1h -
Palworld Dev Says It Was "A Depressing Day" When Nintendo Sued
In 2024, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company sued Palworld developer Pocketpair on patent infringement claims, and now Palworld's community manager has revealed more details on how it all went down.. ...GameSpot - 1h -
The Sandbox partners with Jurassic World franchise to create new virtual experiences
The Sandbox is collaborating with Universal and Amblin Entertainment to bring the Jurassic World franchise to life in The Sandbox.VentureBeat - 1h