4D Factory acquires majority stake in HBO game publishing spinoff Neon Media
Media technology holding company 4D Factory has acquired a majority stake in early-stage game and transmedia startup Neon Media. That Seattle-based company, whose CEO...
Creative SXFI Gamer headset review: Holographic game audio
Games have reached a level of cinematic quality that often rivals film in terms of audio and visuals. But developers didn’t design their soundscapes...
The Game Awards arrives December 10 with new accessibility honor
The Game Awards show is returning December 10 as an all-digital event with awards presentations, musical performances, and game premieres — this time in...
Xbox’s Bethesda acquisition is evidence of blockbuster gaming’s volatility
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is acquiring The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim publisher Bethesda for $7.5 billion. And it’s difficult to overstate how much this...
Epic Games invests $15 million in DIY game startup Manticore Games
Manticore Games has raised $15 million in a round of funding led by Epic Games as the two companies further pursue their mission of...
‘No pixel left behind’: The new era of high-fidelity graphics and visualization has begun
Presented by Intel Everybody loves rich images. Whether it’s seeing the fine lines on Thanos’ villainous face, every strand of hair in The Secret...
Microsoft’s Bethesda deal will spur more acquisitions and industry upheaval
Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media (the owner of Bethesda Softworks, Id Software, and other studios) will change the gaming landscape, and we’ve...
My impressions of Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War multiplayer alpha
Activision showed off the multiplayer alpha gameplay for Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War this weekend on Sony’s PlayStation 4. It’s coming...
Obsidian should make the next Fallout
We’re all buzzing about today’s big gaming news. Microsoft has bought Bethesda. And as part of that $7.5 billion purchase, the Xbox company now...
Microsoft’s $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition bolsters Xbox Game Pass
The Preorders for the Xbox Series X and S begin tomorrow, and Microsoft just gave fans a reason to feel good about showing up...