Gfycat applies AI to the challenge of personalized animated GIFs
Has artificial intelligence ever been put to a more silly human endeavor? Gfycat said it is launching Gfycat AI to apply machine learning to...
Skillz raises $25 million for mobile esports platform
Skillz has raised $25 million in funding for its mobile esports platform from investors including Liberty Global and Telstra. Back in May 2017, the San...
Star Wars: Battlefront II debuts its first season DLC based on The Last Jedi
Electronic Arts has released its first season of downloadable content for Star Wars: Battlefront II, with new content inspired by the upcoming film Star...
Guns of Boom shoots its way to 20 million downloads on iOS and Android, adds esports
Game Insight announced that Guns of Boom for iOS and Android has blasted its way to 20 million downloads in six months, and the...
Cuphead developers bet everything on a 1930s-cartoon-style game
Studio MDHR has sold an estimated 1.5 million copies of Cuphead for the PC and Xbox One since the challenging run-and-gun game debuted on...
Manticore Games raises $15 million for multiplayer gaming from Benchmark Capital
Manticore Games, a startup founded by former Zynga and Electronic Arts executives, has raised $15 million from Benchmark Capital. That’s a hefty amount to...
AMD unveils Radeon Adrenalin graphics software update with mobile app
Advanced Micro Devices is launching its major update for its Radeon graphics software, dubbed Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition. And this one has improvements for...
FlowPlay overhauls Vegas World, ditches Adobe Flash for Haxe
When Adobe decided to retire its Flash software, it was a big moment for FlowPlay. Fortunately, the Seattle maker of social games had anticipated...
Jam City will make Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game
Jam City has signed an agreement with Warner Bros.’ game division to make a mobile game dubbed Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, a role-playing game...
Deloitte’s tech predictions for 2018: More AI, digital subscriptions, AR, and live events
Accounting and tech consultant Deloitte released its predictions for the technology industry in 2018, covering topics from the growth of augmented reality to the...