Roblox: How teens are using games to cope with the pandemic
Teenagers who use the virtual gaming world of Roblox say they’re using games to stay in touch with their real-life friends, according to a...
Medical tech firm Brainlab acquires Level Ex surgery game startup
Medical technology company Brainlab has acquired Level Ex, whose video games are used to train doctors to diagnose and treat COVID-19 and other health...
The RetroBeat: Jak II is one of the wildest sequels ever
Last week, I talked about my experience with Jak & Daxter, Naughty Dog’s first game on the PlayStation 2 and its successor to Crash...
The Last of Us Part II is PlayStation Studios’ fastest-selling PS4 game
The pent-up demand for The Last of Us Part II resulted in some massive sales numbers for the sequel. Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed today...
1% of venture-backed startup founders are Black. Here’s how one entrepreneur beat those odds
Just 1% of venture-funded startup founders are Black, according the Crunchbase startup database. This means Joe Bayen, who runs a small company called Grow...
Revolution Software’s Beyond a Steel Sky brings new adventure to Apple Arcade
Revolution Software is debuting Beyond a Steel Sky, the long-awaited sequel to its 1990s cyberpunk adventure game Beneath a Steel Sky. Why it took...
How to survive the toughest boss fight in The Last of Us Part II (spoilers)
No doubt you’ve played through a lot of The Last of Us Part II by now and aren’t worried about spoilers. But warning: this...
Newzoo: There will be over 3 billion gamers by 2023
The number of gamers around the globe will top 3 billion by 2023, according to market researcher Newzoo. It may sound crazy to expect...
Roblox teams with Warner Bros. and DC on Wonder Woman: The Themyscira Experience
Roblox, the blocky virtual world with more than 120 million players, announced it has teamed up with Warner Bros. and DC to create Wonder...
Pokémon Unite takes the series to the MOBA realm
The Pokémon Company announced it’s teaming up with Tencent to create Pokémon Unite, a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena). MOBAs have two teams battling...