Knack 2 ending stretches out with multiple boss battles
We all make mistakes. What matters is what you do next. That’s a quote from Knack 2, the new action platformer from Sony for the...
Genvid raises $2.5 million and launches interactive livestreaming platform
Genvid Technologies has raised $2.5 million in additional funding, and it has broadly released its technology for interactive streaming of esports broadcasts. The technology is...
Next Nintendo Direct is focusing on Mario Odyssey, upcoming Switch and 3DS games
Nintendo announced today that it’s going to broadcast another one of its Direct video streams on September 13 at 3 p.m. Pacific. It will...
Mobile ad tech firm Glispa acquires playable ads startup JustAd
Mobile ad tech firm Glispa has acquired JustAd, a maker of playable ads, for an undisclosed price. Glispa also revealed that it has a...
Firewatch dev plans DMCA takedowns of PewDiePie’s videos over use of N-word
Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg used the N-word on a recent YouTube livestream, and that has some people upset with him — including Firewatch co-creator Sean...
Maple Media has done 8 deals in 8 months to make mobile games more money
Maple Media raised $30 million to acquire a bunch of mobile apps and games in order to optimize them to make more money. And...
Taunt raises $1.75 million for esports fan competition platform
Taunt announced today that it has raised $1.75 million in a seed financing round to build an esports fan competition platform. It’s a kind...
Blizzard is turning the old ‘Tonight Show’ studio into an esports arena
Blizzard announced today that it is creating a state-of-the-art esports facility for live events in Los Angeles. The Blizzard Arena Los Angeles will open on...
No, Hearthstone doesn’t think its players are idiots
Blizzard Entertainment revealed major changes (aka nerfs) to five of Hearthstone’s most popular cards yesterday. Fans were calling for and expecting it to weaken...
Destiny 2 review: A brilliant sequel
The story of the original Destiny is of a series of expansions that made up for deficiencies as Bungie took its lessons from a...