Mixer and Facebook Gaming begin chipping away at Twitch’s market share
Twitch is the undisputed ruler of the livestreaming-video space, but competitors are starting to make gains. Mixer and Facebook Gaming are both up year-over-year...
Fortnite lost 28% of its viewership hours on Twitch in 2019
Fortnite is still one of the most popular games in the world, but it has definitely lost some of the unprecedented momentum that it...
Google buys triple-A game dev Typhoon Studio to beef up Stadia
Google’s Stadia cloud gaming division has acquired Typhoon Studio, a Montreal-based triple-A game development house. The move is part of Stadia’s plan to double...
Despite increased realism, King’s Bounty 2 isn’t ditching the fantasy
King Bounty’s 2 was one of most low-key announcements from Gamescom. The turn-based series blends tactics and role-playing, and it’s among my all-time favorites....
The Game Awards audience grows 73% to 45.2 million livestreams viewed
The Game Awards announced that last week’s video game showcase reached more than 45.2 million global livestreams viewed, up 73% from 2018’s record-setting performance...
Modern Warfare is the most-played Call of Duty this generation
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has brought a lot of momentum back to Activision Blizzard’s military shooter franchise. The publisher announced today that its...
The Outer Worlds interview: Crafting a corporate dystopia
The Outer Worlds surpassed my expectations, and considering that I’ve long had a high opinion of Obsidian Entertainment’s role-playing game design chops, it’s an...
Warcraft III: Reforged launches January 28
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Warcraft III: Reforged will launch for PC on January 28. This is an remake of the classic 2002 real-time...
EA and Respawn unveil Apex Legends Global Series esports competition with $3 million in prizes
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment have unveiled the Apex Legends Global Series, a set of esports tournaments for Apex Legends with a prize pool...
Steam November top 20: Star Wars, Terminator, and Age of Empires II
A wide variety of new games are finding success on Steam, PC gaming’s most popular and most-used platform. Valve Software revealed Steam’s November top...