GameRefinery has released a snapshot report of the mobile role-playing game (RPG) genre for the first quarter of 2020. And the evaluation of 200 features in 2,000 games shows how the competition is increasing and revenues growing in the genre.
The report from the mobile game insight and analytics firm said that RPGs generate about 12% of all revenue among iOS games.
Traditionally, licensed brands…
Mario is turning 35 years old this year. And as everyone knows, you celebrate a 35th anniversary with the gift of remasters. And that’s apparently Nintendo’s plan. The company is remastering 3D Mario games like 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy and bringing them to Switch. And…
The Super Mario series is turning 35 this year, and Nintendo has big plans for the plumber’s birthday. That includes updating and bringing back most of his games for Nintendo Switch, according to a report from Video Games Chronicle. Eurogamer is backing up that report, and…
Gamedev.World has started its GDC Relief fundraiser for indie game developers on Twitch. The live fundraiser starts today, March 30, and continues through April 1.
The aim is to provide financial relief for developers who lost money when the Game Developers Conference abruptly canceled last month as the coronavirus gathered steam. The GDC was supposed to take place in San Francisco the week of…
Valve, Microsoft, and HP are collaborating to build a ‘”next generation” SteamVR headset, called HP Reverb G2.
The current HP Reverb is the company’s second PC VR headset, with high resolution LCD panels and a focus on comfort. It’s $599. Its first was a cheaper…
Bravely Default II demo releases on Switch
March 27, 2020
We got to see more of Bravely Default II during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, and a demo for the Square Enix role-playing game is out now on Switch. The full game releases sometime this year.
Nintendo announced Bravely Default II during the last Direct in December. We only…
Panzer Dragoon: Remake gets a surprise launch on Switch
March 27, 2020
Nintendo released a surprise Nintendo Direct Mini presentation today, and with it came the out-of-nowhere launch of Panzer Dragoon Remake for Switch.
We knew that this game was coming, but the on-rails shooter didn’t have an release date. Nintendo often likes to have some kind of “surprise, it’s out today” reveal for its Directs. This time, the honor goes to Panzer Dragoon.
The original…
Epic Games will publish new titles from the makers of The Last Guardian, Limbo, and Control
March 27, 2020
Epic Games will publish new titles from three well-known and respected game studios: Gen Design (maker of The Last Guardian), Playdead (Inside, Limbo), and Remedy Entertainment (Control). The projects will be released under Epic Games Publishing, a new multiplatform…
Tribe Gaming raises $1.04 million from celebrity athletes to expand its mobile esports business
March 27, 2020
Tribe Gaming has raised $1.04 million to expand its mobile esports teams and media business.
The Austin, Texas-based company has courted celebrities, and investors in the deal include Gordon Hayward of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, Kristian Segerstrale (CEO of Super Evil…
Nintendo hasn’t announced a lot of first-party releases for 2020, but one game that we’ve known is coming for a while is Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Now, that open-world action-RPG has a release date. Nintendo and developer Monolith Soft are launching the updated Wii game on May 29.
Xenoblade Chronicles is a sci-fi/fantasy role-playing game. It tells the story of Shulk, which…
