The Money Makers

“More is more” must be the mantra of the makers of The Division, Ubisoft’s fun but flawed post-disaster shooter that…

When black markets develop on the sidelines of most massively multiplayer online role-playing games, most developers…

This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND PIXELS, which comes out on September 5 and tells the…

Esports is big business. Yet in Japan, home to many talented players, it has yet to reach the same money-making…

SimCity 4 is a spreadsheet that will never be balanced, but that’s what makes it so fun, even 14 years after release.

E3 is drawing to a close, and the rain of game announcements has abated. EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Sony, and …

Earlier this week, Smash 4’s top player admitted he was overwhelmed: “We really need an off season,” Gonzalo “Zero”…

Millions of dollars raining from the sky. Disappearing oceans. Jetpacks. In GTA Online, rule-breaking players can…

The makers of the horror game Alan Wake said today that they’re pulling the game from Steam and Xbox Live Monday…

It’s not often that game devs raise money for celebrities, but Ethan and Hila Klein aren’t ordinary YouTube stars.…