Niantic’s Greg Borrud: From falling into games to making games for the real world
Niantic is known for its approach to augmented reality and location-based gaming. In the summer of 2016, Pokémon Go changed the world and how...
Mental wellness becomes a forefront issue for game professionals during pandemic
Mental wellness for gaming professionals has come to the forefront as we all work in self-isolation at our homes, often cut off from normal...
Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
Ubisoft revealed Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, the next installment in the history-spanning action-adventure franchise. As the name suggests, it will feature vikings (or just the...
People despise losing progress, so why is loss key to Eve Online
Eve Online is approaching its 17th anniversary, and this has developer CCP Games examining the game’s longevity. Some of the company’s findings seem obvious....
GamesBeat Summit Visionary Awards — Honoring two who shed light on mental illness in games
Two leaders who are shedding light on mental illness in the game industry — and doing something to help — are the winners of...
Video gaming history is ready for the spotlight
Gaming has long been the new kid on the block when it comes to media. Video games have been around for much less time...
Streets of Rage 4 review — A brawl down memory lane
Here’s a nice thought: What if your childhood never ended? What if they just kept making games like they always did? Well, companies have...
Skydance Interactive’s Pete Akemann: We’re about to see the ‘second generation’ of VR gameplay
The studios behind Boneworks, Half Life: Alyx, and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners all solved the same problem: interactivity in virtual reality. They...
Stack Up’s Stephen Machuga fights veteran suicide in a time of invisible threats
Twenty-two a day: That’s the rate of veteran suicides that Stephen Machuga, founder of gaming charity Stack Up, is fighting against. Machuga talked about...
Big game investment outlook is mixed as demand and fear rise
The outlook for big game investments is mixed, as both demand and fear are rising. That’s one of the observations from a panel of...