Google X exec Mary Lou Jepsen leaves to pursue new ‘moonshots’ with Oculus
Once named to the Time 100, Jepsen has a penchant for taking "moonshots." At Oculus, she gets to work on another.
World of Warcraft’s new real money-for-gold effort brings more free-to-play to Blizzard’s cash cow
Blizzard will offer gamers a way to buy gold legitimately using an auction for game time, which may lead to changes in tradeable high-end raid dungeon items and the game’s auction houses.
Google unveils a slew of new features for Android game developers
Google is announcing a number of new features for game developers, from analytics tools to native ads and a second-screen API.
U.K. retailer Game acquires events and e-sports specialist Multiplay for $30.8M
Multiplay hosts the U.K.'s largest gaming festival, Insomnia, and is organizing this year's Minecon convention in London.
Military Masters is going to start World War III on their leaderboards
The developers behind Military Masters think patriotism is the missing ingredient in the online mobile gaming space, so I speak to DeNA product manager David Phan to find out exactly how and why they are gamifying national pride.
HTC announces new ‘Vive’ virtual reality headset in partnership with Valve
The Vive will become available for purchase before the end of 2015, HTC says.
Looking East: The Western advance on China’s burgeoning mobile gaming market
Western developers need to think smart if they want a piece of China's $18.5 billion gaming industry.
Pokémon Shuffle’s in-game transactions lead to irritation, reports of hacking
Nintendo's new F2P catch-em-all game cuts off your gameplay for a while if you don't buy more hearts, prompting complaints from gamers and a hack to make hearts free.
Ubisoft’s planning for 10 or 20 more years of Assassin’s Creed
I'm struggling to picture my 60-year-old self playing Assassin's Creed XIV.
PlayStation 4 gets 10% discount, PSN gift card still 20% off
PlayStation 4 bundle deal arrive as February comes to a close. For $359, you get the system with 1 game and 6 months of PlayStation Plus subscription.