How Fortnite Drives the Battle Royale Genre to New Heights

How Fortnite Drives the Battle Royale Genre to New Heights

One of the biggest stories in video games over the past year has been the rise of the battle royale genre. In 2017, we saw the unprecedented rise of two major games in this genre, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Fortnite. In the wild world of early access PC games, both products had millions of users before they officially released. With PUBG, the game had already peaked by the time it was formally launched in December 2017. Fortnite Battle Royale, which had a surprise.....
Console Gamer Survey

PlayStation 4 Comes out Strong in Video Game Consumer Survey

2017 was an incredible year for the video game industry.  As discussed in the latest DFC Intelligence Worldwide Video Game Forecasts reports, game software sales soared past the $100 billion mark, a year before originally predicted.  Much of this was because of greater than expected growth in mobile games and Asian markets.  However, the core PC and console markets also showed healthy sales.  The.....

Disney Ditches Game Publishing

MAY 11, 2016 • The Walt Disney Co. announced that it was exiting the business of game publishing, as well as discontinuing its Disney Infinity Toys-to-Life franchise. Moving forward, the entertainment conglomerate will no longer self-produce or publish digital games on any platform in favor of licensing IP under its control to third-party game studios. To facilitate the withdrawal from game publishing, Disney is taking a one-time $147 million charge for the seco.....

Tapjoy Funds Asian Startups

MAY 10, 2012 ● San Francisco-based Tapjoy, Inc., known for providing monetization and distribution services, announced a $5 million to encourage and support developers throughout Asia in the innovation and growth of Free-to-Play mobile apps for the Android and iOS platforms. Asian.....

MadCatz Bundles Rock Band

AUG. 10, 2011 • MadCatz Interactive, Inc. signed a deal with Harmonix Music Systems to bundle the previously released Rock Band 3 with the former’s Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard, Wireless Fender Stratocaster Guitar, and Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controllers during the holidays......

iPod Touch Outsells iPhone

DEC. 28, 2009 • Mobile analytics firm Flurry estimates that the iPod Touch far outsold the iPhone for the first time during the Christmas season.  The estimate was made based on downloads of apps to iPod Touches on Dec. 25, which were 172% higher than downloads for the iPhon.....

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