XY Gaming raises $2.5 million for its global esports tournament platform
XY Gaming has raised $2.5 million for its global esports tournament platform. With XY Gaming, players compete for cash prizes. San Francisco-based XY Gaming...
HP introduces two curved monitors and Elite Dragonfly laptop with 24.5-hour battery life
HP introduced the HP Elite Dragonfly, a ultralight laptop for work and fun that weighs less than 2.2 pounds. On top of that, HP...
Location-based VR is hot — but is it right for you?
In 2018 virtual reality hit the trough of disillusionment. Home use hadn’t proven itself in terms of payback for most of the developers despite...
Steam’s new library is now in beta
Steam has launched its revamped library into beta, which you can opt into here. Valve’s digital store has a giant library, but it can...
Rockstar Games Launcher is studio’s new online PC store and hub
Surprise! Rockstar Games now has its own PC launcher, appropriately (if a bit blandly) called the Rockstar Games Launcher. You can download the new...
Activision reveals details on first-ever crossplay for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Activision unveiled the details on its first-ever crossplay for a Call of Duty game. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will let PC, PlayStation 4,...
Riot Games says 10-year-old League of Legends hits 8 million concurrent players daily
For a 10-year-old game, League of Legends is doing spectacularly well. Riot Games said today that the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game hits...
Mobcrush hits 84 million unique monthly users and pays out $5 million to streamers
Mobcrush, a mobile livestreaming service, said its American audience has grown to more than 84 million unique viewers per month (UVPM) across its network,...
Gears 5 gets over 3 million players in its first weekend
Gears 5 is off to a strong start, seeing over 3 million players in its first weekend, according to Microsoft. The third-person shooter debuted...
Network Next goes global with tech to reduce lag in multiplayer online games
Network Next has developed a technology to reduce lag — or interaction delays that can ruin fast gameplay — for multiplayer online games, and...