Virtual Beings grants will fund projects for creating artificial living things
Edward Saatchi, the cofounder of the virtual beings company Fable Studio, announced at a new conference the first Virtual Beings grants. Saatchi made the...
Microsoft continues its quest to speed up Xbox One’s dashboard
I’ve had fewer problems with the speed of the Xbox One’s dashboard in recent months. But I think that’s because I almost never use...
Avoiding ad networks is not an effective fraud prevention solution
Presented by Interceptd Having spent 20 years working in the mobile industry, I feel the pain of today’s app growth marketers working hard to...
Nintendo and Tencent announce a press event for Switch launch on August 2 in Shanghai
Nintendo and Tencent have announced a joint press conference about the launch of the Nintendo Switch in China. They have set the event for...
Pokémon Masters hands-on — Trainer battles get real-time co-op play on iOS and Android
Japanese mobile game company DeNA has been working on its Pokémon Masters mobile game for a long time, and it is finally lifting the...
SuperData: League of Legends, Fortnite, and Honor of Kings rule June game rankings
Market researcher SuperData Research reported that League of Legends held the top rank in June PC game revenues, with Fortnite taking the top spot...
Tencent reveals Republic of Gamers Phone II, with high-end features for mobile gamers
Tencent and Asus revealed the latest Republic of Gamers (ROG) Phone II smartphone for gamers in China. The smartphone runs on Qualcomm’s flagship chip,...
Supercell pulls its mobile games from Vietnam
The Finns have withdrawn from Vietnam. This is not a geopolitical event. Rather, Helsinki-based Supercell said that earlier this month it decided to pull...
Tencent invests in Antstream Arcade retro-game streaming platform
Antstream Arcade, a London startup that makes a streaming platform for retro games, said it received a round of funding led by Chinese gaming...
Nintendo sued over ‘drift’ flaw in Joy-Con controllers (updated)
Somebody is taking the joy out of Joy-Con. Lawyers have filed a class-action suit against Nintendo for an alleged “drift” flaw in the Joy-Con controllers...