Facebook hits 800 million monthly gamers, up 23% from 650 million a year ago
Facebook has hit a new milestone that indicates just how large its community of gamers has become: 800 million monthly active users. That number includes...
Facebook updates features for Instant Games, Gameroom, and Gaming Video
Facebook has provided updates on its progress with its major gaming initiatives: Instant Games, Gameroom, and Gaming Video. That’s all part of its vision to...
Facebook launches Spaces social virtual reality platform
Facebook announced today that it is launching a beta platform for social virtual reality dubbed Facebook Spaces. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement of...
Facebook is launching augmented reality game platform later this year
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg opened his F8 keynote event today with augmented reality, and he showed an example of what AR games would look...
SteelSeries teams up with Evil Geniuses esports team on gaming gear
SteelSeries has teamed up with the Evil Geniuses professional esports team to create special editions of gear for gamers. SteelSeries will create special editions...
Jackpot for IGT: DoubleU Games buys its social casino game studio Double Down for $825 million
International Game Technology (IGT) announced today it is selling Double Down Interactive to South Korea’s DoubleU Games for $825 million. The deal is part...
Game trade group ESA will give grants for tech-based youth programs
The Entertainment Software Assocation said it is now taking applications for 2018 tech-based programs that use video games to help America’s youth. The Washington,...
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s new documentary shows how Guerrilla made such an impactful game
Guerrilla Games‘ Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the best games released so far this year, and now you can see how the game...
Velapp makes it easier to edit live video while you shoot it
Velapp has made it easy to edit live video while you shoot it — in recognition of the fact that sometimes being fast matters...
Voximplant makes it easy to put voice and video communication in AR/VR apps
Voximplant believes that virtual reality and augmented reality get better when you use them to communicate. So the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is releasing...