Facebook starts direct PC game streaming and spectator in-game rewards
Facebook continues its challenge to Amazon’s Twitch streaming service today with new features that center on its growing its community of livestreamers. At the...
Amazon launches cross-platform competitive gaming service GameOn
Amazon has launched a cross-platform, competitive gaming service for developers. Dubbed Amazon GameOn, it lets developers add esports-like competitions for mobile, PC, and console...
Sharkmob is the new studio from ex-Division and Hitman devs
Sharkmob is the latest indie studio to spring forth from the deep talent pool of triple-A developers. Its founders have racked up more than...
MindArk launches cryptocurrency for Entropia Universe virtual worlds
MindArk started its massively multiplayer online game platform Entropia Universe with a virtual currency that could be used to buy virtual items in microtransactions....
StatCounter: Windows 10 overtakes Windows 7 in usage share
Windows 10 has overtaken Windows 7 in usage share. The milestone was reached some 29 months after the latest and greatest operating system from...
Blockchain could help small studios compete in multiplayer game development
How Blockchain is Driving Multiplayer Madness in Videogames Multiplayer video games have enjoyed increased popularity ever since two people could play in split-screen mode. For...
Sensor Tower: Mixi, Tencent, and Netflix were 2017’s top grossers in mobile
Mixi’s mobile game Monster Strike was the top grossing app in 2017, according to mobile data and insights company Sensor Tower. The caveat, though, is...
Acer unveils 4 new laptops, including ‘the world’s thinnest’
Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, Acer today unveiled three new laptops in its Windows 10 lineups: Swift 7,...
ProBeat: Eve-Tech is the most interesting startup of 2017
Countless tech startups break out in a given year. The majority fail. Of the ones that don’t, some are boring, some are copycats, and...
MIGS 2017: Brain dump reveals the worries and hopes of game developers
It’s below freezing in Montreal now, and I’m happy I’m not still there. But for the third year in a row, I enjoyed my...