Exposure channels nature’s beauty and brutality into a stealth game
Don’t be fooled by Exposure’s sleek geometric look and minimalist soundtrack. It’s a tense game about hiding from predators, scurrying from one safe space...
OpenAI’s bot beats top Dota 2 player so badly that he quits
An artificial intelligence has beaten one of the world’s top Dota 2 players in single combat today. Danil Ishutin, better known by his gaming...
Project Axon is a VR game that shows how fake news spreads
If you’ve been online, you’ve seen fake news. A team of graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University created a virtual reality game called Project...
ProBeat: I can’t wait to watch TV on Facebook
Facebook this week announced Watch, a new tab dedicated to watching (oh, my, how clever) shows on the social network. This isn’t the first...
More than just a pretty game (with dinosaurs)
Presented by Intel “It came about as an accident…I wish there was a better answer,” is Pubgames Director Chris Murphy’s candid response to explaining...
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Pro for Workstations is aimed at power users
If you thought Windows 10 had too many editions, Microsoft isn’t listening. The company today unveiled Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, a high-end edition...
The Overwatch League expands from seven to nine teams with new London and L.A. squads
The Overwatch League has grown to nine teams, adding another in Los Angeles and one in London. Last month, Blizzard announced that the first...
West of Loathing review — a Southwestern tour of the moo-pocalypse
West of Loathing is a surreal role-playing game with an unapologetically silly sense of humor that would make Mel Brooks proud. It’s the latest title...
This indie game offers a counterpoint to the Google manifesto
Elizabeth Sampat is an award-winning game designer who’s worked on blockbuster titles like Plants Vs Zombies 2 and Subway Surfers. She also makes small, intensely...
Why investment from traditional sports is so important to esports in 2017
Activision Blizzard recently announced the new owners of seven teams in the Overwatch League. Among those who have ponied up big bucks to become...