The Middle East is fertile ground for esports
When we talk about the geography of esports, many names spring to our mind: big supporting countries like South Korea, USA, Sweden and competitive...
Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo
Indie studio Campo Santo announced today that it’s joining Valve. Its 12-person team will be moving to Washington, and the acquisition will not affect...
Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong on competitive gaming, then and now
Back when he was known as “Thresh,” Dennis Fong was the original professional gamer. He’s also the CEO of game video sharing site Plays.tv,...
Vive Pro sends out its AR dev kit
HTC just released its software development kit for the front-facing cameras on the Vive Pro. The new update should help turn the device into...
God of War vs. Super Mario Odyssey: The only tech comparison you need
God of War is Sony’s latest blockbuster release for the PlayStation 4. It is getting praise from critics for its combat, characters, and writing....
iQiyi, the Netflix of China, announces 4K VR headset with 8K video support
iQiyi, the Baidu-owned video streaming service known as China’s version of Netflix, has announced that it will release the world’s first 4K VR headset...
Osmo hits a million educational AR games on iPads
Osmo has been a prolific producer of augmented reality games for iPads and iPhones in its short history. And the company is revealing today...
Tencent is the biggest fish in the $22 billion game investment pond
In game-industry deal-making, there’s Tencent, then there’s everyone else. The Chinese behemoth led or participated in over $4 of every $10 invested in games...
God of War is one big escort mission
Ever since Sony first revealed the new God of War for PlayStation 4 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in 2016, director Cory...
Watch God of War director Cory Barlog cry as critics praise his game
When the reviews for God of War on PlayStation 4 went live last week, fans around the world were refershing aggregator sites like Metacritic...