USC Games Expo will highlight 70 student games on May 15
The USC Games Expo will debut more than 70 student-made games at noon Pacific on May 15 in a livestreamed online-only event. The event...
Epic Games launches early access for MetaHuman Creator tool to make realistic animated people
Epic Games is launching early access for its MetaHuman Creator tool, which enables people to create realistic animated human characters within minutes. Epic Games...
Verizon unveils Hyper Precise Location service in more than 100 markets
Verizon announced it has launched its Hyper Precise Location (HPL) service in more than 100 major U.S. markets. It could fix the location of...
Generation Esports raises $10.8 million to grow student esports leagues
Generation Esports has raised $10.8 million to grow student esports leagues and tournaments. Altos Ventures led the round in the Kansas City, Missouri-based startup,...
HyperX teams with 1,000 Dreams Fund to support women in gaming
HyperX, the gaming accessories brand that HP owns, has teamed up with 1,000 Dreams Fund‘s BroadcastHER Academy to support women in gaming. With a...
Epic Games raises $1B for long-term metaverse plans, with $200M from Sony
Epic Games said today it has raised $1 billion in a new round of funding in its bid to build the metaverse, the universe...
How Creative Solutions will use Lightstream to help turn livestreaming into a living
Creative Solutions, a division the Vitec Group, acquired Lightstream for $35.9 million yesterday in a move into the game livestreaming business. And hopefully, that...
Game industry recommits to #PlayApartTogether campaign a year after pandemic started
A year ago, leaders from the global games industry participated in the #PlayApartTogether campaign to fight the pandemic. And now they’re recommitting to the...
Oculus plans a virtual reality gaming showcase for April 21
Facebook’s Oculus division will hold a virtual reality gaming showcase on April 21. The first-ever Oculus Gaming Showcase will take place at 3 p.m....
Nvidia unveils 8 new RTX GPUs for workstations and laptops
Nvidia unveiled eight new Ampere-based graphics processing units (GPUs) for workstations and high-end PCs. The GPUs are targeted at millions of artists, designers, engineers,...