At its peak, Twitch’s traffic quashes Amazon, Hulu, Facebook, and Pandora Posted byby GamesBeat February 6, 2014 2 min Twitch's 1.8 percent of peak Internet traffic is fourth overall. The video game broadcasting service is behind only Netflix, Google, and Apple. Continue Reading 2 min
Walking Dead comic creator grabs former gaming CEO as new boss for digital firm Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 5, 2014 2 min Ex Foundation9 chief Jon Goldman joins Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman at Skybound. Continue Reading 2 min
Video game thief Sly Cooper will sneak into movie theaters with 2016 film Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2014 3 min Blockade Entertainment says the CG film will be based on plenty of advice from game creators. Continue Reading 3 min
Microsoft’s ambition is to make TV more interactive and entertaining (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 27, 2014 7 min Elan Lee, creative director at Xbox studio in Hollywood, wants to make TV on the Xbox One more interactive. Continue Reading 7 min
It’s not about bleeps and bloops: A tour of Sony’s full-blown music studio for video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 22, 2013 5 min Sony's video game soundtracks are becoming contenders for Grammy Awards, thanks to its investment in heavy-duty recording studios. Continue Reading 5 min
DC enlists Madefire for its cool new Batman Multiverse comics — a digital version of the ‘choose your own adventure’ books Posted byby GamesBeat December 19, 2013 3 min A true digital equivalent of the "choose your own adventure" books have arrived. And this time, it features The Batman. Continue Reading 3 min
Xbox-only documentary series to kick off in 2014 with investigation of the Atari E.T. landfill Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 19, 2013 2 min Filmmakers will begin excavating the New Mexico landfill that is the reported resting place of millions of copies of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari gaming system. Continue Reading 2 min
YouTube’s Content ID system even flagged indie maven Jonathan Blow for posting footage of his own game Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 13, 2013 2 min YouTube's Content ID system is so broken it will even flag videos uploaded by a game's creator. Continue Reading 2 min
Sony's Gracenote powers music-matching service for Xbox Music Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 5, 2013 2 min The rare partnership between rivals will deliver better music recommendations and other features for users. Continue Reading 2 min
Bing’s 2013 search highlights reveal that we want Beyoncé, the Royal baby, and the Harlem Shake Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 2, 2013 1 min Microsoft has revealed the top search results for 2013 on its Bing search engine, and based on billions of searches, the most searched person... Continue Reading 1 min