Epic’s antitrust case against Apple’s App Store monopoly
In a broad antitrust challenge to the power of one of the tech industry giants, Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging...
Google gives Android TV developers instant apps, speech-to-text, and predictive typing
Even before the pandemic, the battle to own your living room was reaching a boiling point. Now the big screen is bigger than ever...
Facebook Gaming app debuts amid fight with Apple over instant games
Facebook launched its standalone Facebook Gaming app on iOS today but complained loudly that Apple wouldn’t let it launch the instant games that are...
Google and Canonical bring Flutter apps to Linux and the Snap Store
Google is partnering with the Ubuntu Desktop team at Canonical to bring Linux support to its open source UI framework Flutter. Today’s Linux alpha...
How to watch Apple’s all-digital WWDC20 keynotes
Although the coronavirus pandemic scuttled Apple’s traditional in-person Worldwide Developers Conference this year, a fully online version called WWDC20 is kicking off today, including...
How the pandemic has transformed work in the game industry
The pandemic has impacted all of us, including the game industry. Sure, many publishers are reporting record engagement and increased revenues as players flock...
Devcom and Gamescom detail online-only gaming events in August
Devcom and Gamescom have revealed more details about how they’re responding to the pandemic by staging digital-only events for European game developers and gamers....
Epic Games: Unreal Engine 5 will bring a generational change to graphics
Epic Games took the wraps off its Unreal Engine 5 today, showing in a demo video how the game engine behind Fortnite will be...
David Brevik and Bill Wang open game publisher Skystone
Gaming industry vets David Brevik and Bill Wang have started a new publishing studio, Skystone, that seeks to mentor young developers. The company is...
Microsoft’s Surface Go 2, Surface Headphones 2, and Surface Earbuds ship on May 12
In addition to the Surface Book 3, Microsoft today unveiled the Surface Go 2 ($399), Surface Headphones 2 ($249), and Surface Dock 2 ($260)....