Zynga acquires mobile gaming company Peak for $1.8 billion
Zynga will purchase Istanbul-based game developer Peak for $1.8 billion, marking the largest acquisition in Zynga’s history. Zynga officials said the deal would be...
Nvidia’s GameGAN generates games like Pac-Man by watching videos
Two years ago, Nvidia researchers detailed AI that could generate visuals and combine them with a game engine to create an interactive, navigable environment....
Content moderation in challenging times
Presented by Two Hat Security Player behavior can make or break your game and fostering positive behaviors within a gaming community is an essential...
How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2020 stream with 100,000 attendees
Microsoft’s biggest event of the year is upon us, and this time it’s bigger than ever. Because, coronavirus — you know the drill. Microsoft...
Oculus Quest expands safety, hand tracking, and remote work options
One year after the Oculus Quest first hit stores, Facebook’s all-in-one virtual reality headset is widely believed to be one of the industry’s most successful...
Nreal Light AR glasses add multi-user shared spaces and WebXR support
As excitement builds for the consumer release of Nreal’s Light augmented reality glasses this fall, the company is continuing to entice developers to support...
IBM claims its Neural Computer achieves record AI model training time
In a technical paper quietly released earlier this year, IBM detailed what it calls the IBM Neural Computer, a reconfigurable parallel processing system designed...
Drone Racing League launches flight simulator competition on NBC
Today the Drone Racing League announced the launch of the DRL SIM Racing Cup, a competition that takes place entirely inside the DRL SIM...
Positive player environments deliver 20x LTV
Presented by Two Hat Security “Player behavior is such an important part of people’s experience when interacting with any game,” says Clara Siegel, Product...
100+ women execs join the first virtual Women in Gaming Breakfast at GamesBeat 2020
Presented by Niantic Women still only see about 2.7% of total investment funding, but the number of women developers are on the rise. At...