Elite: Dangerous is bigger and more mysterious than it’s ever been
Presented by Intel Few embrace the games-as-service model as well as Elite: Dangerous. Four years after launching the multiplayer space sim, Frontier Developments is...
Call of Duty esports is rebounding — thanks to Black Ops 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has received almost universal acclaim from long-time fans, critics, and casual players since its October release. Pro players...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Start, security, Clipboard, sign-in, and Task Manager improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with new features like Windows Sandbox, support for symbols and kaomoji, and Automatic Restart and Sign...
Rovio reveals Angry Birds VR game is coming in 2019
Rovio has announced that it’s bringing the Angry Birds franchise to virtual reality (VR) next year. “Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs” will be...
Zwift raises $120 million to expand its virtual training worlds for cyclists, runners, and esport contests
Zwift, a Long Beach, California-based startup that develops virtual worlds for cyclists and runners, has raised $120 million in a series B round of...
Ring of Elysium: How Tencent built a different kind of battle royale
Presented by Intel It seems foolish for any developer to compete with battle royale giants Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. But the rising popularity of...
HQ Trivia and Vine cofounder Colin Kroll dead at 34 (updated)
Colin Kroll, the cofounder of video looping app Vine and high-flying trivia game HQ Trivia, has died at the age of 34. An official...
Heroes of the Storm eulogy: For once, Blizzard couldn’t balance the casual and competitive
Heroes of the Storm isn’t dead. But it isn’t alive, either. Blizzard Entertainment’s announcement this week that it was ending Heroes esports entirely, shifting...
A spoof on the iconic ‘Get a Mac’ campaign debunks CBD & HTC misconceptions
Presented by Diamond CBD Americans are primed for nostalgia these days, whether it be the return of Murphy Brown, a reboot of Magnum P.I.,...
Facebook’s Portal adds Instant Games and custom video call camera control
Facebook’s Portal smart display is adding support for custom video call camera control, Instant Games, and several other new features. The updates are part...