The RetroBeat: NBA Jam’s big anniversary should be a celebration, not a reboot
NBA Jam is going to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. ESPN wrote earlier this month that a reboot may be in the works....
GDC: Nintendo Switch developers are making 4 times more games this year
Game developers are in love with the Nintendo Switch, and they’re making four times as many games for the hybrid home and portable console...
SuperData: Digital game revenues approach $10 billion in December
Huge games led to a huge December for digital revenues in the gaming industry, claims industry-tracking firm SuperData Research. Gaming fans spent nearly $10...
Apple previews iOS 11.3, including battery health, new Animoji, and medical records (Updated)
In a rare step likely forced by the iPhone-slowing battery debacle, Apple today offered a public “preview” of the spring release of iOS 11.3,...
HTC Vive Focus gets an 8K VR video player from Visbit
Virtual reality streaming company Visbit is teaming up with HTC to bring 8K resolution VR videos to viewers in China. The Visbit 8K VR...
PlayStation Network is down for many gamers
Your PlayStation console is probably struggling to get online right now. Sony’s PlayStation Network service is experiencing an intermittent outage that has caused connection...
SOS throws 16 players into Survivor-esque video game show
I had no idea that the reality show Survivor was still on the air, but it’s entering its 36th season so people must still...
SuperData: Delayed PC release will hurt overall Monster Hunter: World sales
Capcom’s action role-playing game Monster Hunter: World just finished up its limited-time beta earlier this week, but it will be out on January 26...
Snoop Dogg endorses SOS survival game and smokes blunts on Twitch
The celebrity endorsement is an age-old marketing trick, and it’s one that game developers still use even in an era of social-media influencers. Developer...
AMD hires former Nvidia Tegra exec and Synaptics leader to run its graphics chip division
Advanced Micro Devices is appointing two seasoned executives to lead its graphics chip division at a critical time in its competition with rivals Nvidia...