Games for women fuel Glu’s 31% revenue increase in Q2
Glu Mobile is getting a lot of payback from its acquisition of Crowdstar in 2016. The addition of its titles Design Home and Covet Fashion, two games aimed at women that Crowdstar created, helped the...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft’s lead up to Battle of Azeroth made me evil, and I don’t...
World of Warcraft. War is right there in the name. It’s been the centerpiece of the series since it started as a real-time strategy game in 1994. Back then, the war centered on Orcs and Humans. In...
View ArticleIDC: Smartphone shipments down 1.8% in Q2 2018, Huawei passes Apple for...
For the first time in seven years, Samsung and Apple have not taken the top two positions in the worldwide smartphone market. All hail Huawei. Although Samsung held onto first place — the South Korean...
View ArticleIn Silicon Valley, 59% of tech workers can’t afford homes
In Silicon Valley, home prices are out of control and are unaffordable even for tech workers, according to a survey by Team Blind, which operates an anonymous online community for workplaces. The...
View ArticleIndia is gaming’s next boomtown
GUEST: While the gaming industry grossed over $108 billion globally in 2017, the digital gaming landscape in India was marked at $890 million which is roughly one percent of the global share. But the...
View ArticleSword Legacy: Omen shows us a darker take on Arthurian legend on August 13
Just as the phrase “steampunk” might conjure up images of zeppelins and gaslamps, “candlepunk” evokes dingy dungeons filled with half-light. That’s where Sword Legacy: Omen lives — a world that...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Your Phone app
Microsoft today released a new preview for PCs with Your Phone app and improvements to Narrator. This build is from the RS5 branch, which represents the Windows 10 update the company plans to release...
View ArticleMapleStory M reaches 3 million downloads in a week
In just one week, Nexon’s MapleStory M side-scrolling adventure reached three million downloads on iOS and Android. That’s a big number, but it’s not unexpected as Nexon’s MapleStory has had a huge...
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