Appcharge raises $26M as studio demand for DTC platform increases

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform Appcharge revealed today that it has raised $26 million in its Series A round. The platform, which offers solutions in mobile games, has grown in popularity as a partner, especially as DTC becomes a viable revenue stream. According to Appcharge, it plans to use the funding to “hyper-scale [its] custom white-label offerings” … Read more

Does Cloud Gaming on PlayStation Portal Mark the End for Consoles?

As cloud streaming for Portal is in beta, there are a lot of missing features, though. Users won’t be able to play “streaming games purchased on PS Store”, only those included in the subscription-dependent Premium catalog, and it’s restricted to PS5 titles—PS3 and PS4 games are explicitly excluded, which seems slightly odd. Game trials are … Read more