Vreal CEO Todd Hooper on the joys of VR livestreaming
Todd Hooper has shown up early at the virtual reality party. He started Vreal in Seattle to create a livestreaming platform for streamers to...
A VC and sci-fi author ask: Are we living in science fiction?
AI is the new bogeyman. That’s one of the observations we got from a fireside chat between venture capitalist Tim Chang and science fiction novelist...
Rogue One writer feels that films and games are in the same creative space
Gary Whitta, the co-writer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, said that he feels like games and films are in the same creative...
Twitch promotes unity and diversity among its broadcasters
The dust has settled on a lot of gamer hate controversies, but gamers and other streamers can still be a fractious lot. To build...
The DeanBeat: What’s behind this week’s big investments in games
Sometimes the game industry seems small and quiet compared to a “hot” industry like artificial intelligence. Then we get a week like this one,...
Tapjoy says rewarded ads improve mobile app loyalty by 4X
Tapjoy said a new study shows that rewarded advertising helps app developers keep users engaged longer. The study for mobile advertisers and app developers showed rewarded...
Improbable draws $502 million from SoftBank and others for dream of giant online game worlds
Online gaming world enabler Improbable has raised $502 million in a second round of investors, including SoftBank. Improbable has created an operating system, SpatialOS, that marshals the power of cloud computing and distributed platforms to enable even small studios to develop games with giant worlds.
Tencent poured $90 million into Pocket Gems because of two shiny jewels
Mobile game publisher Pocket Gems announced today that it has raised $90 million in new funding from Chinese Internet company Tencent, which is also the...
Netmarble IPO: What it says about the future of mobile gaming
Netmarble‘s $2.3 billion initial public offering is happening, and it values the company at $11 billion. It has made a billionaire out of founder...
Sledgehammer’s founders want to make Call of Duty: WWII memorable
Some gamers may adamantly feel like Call of Duty games aren’t creative. But Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield, the founders of Sledgehammer Games, don’t...