Twitch reaches exclusive Disney deal, swipes at YouTube with prerecorded video tools
Twitch has rolled out a plethora of features in the last few months, such as software extensions and a native raid function, and today, it’s...
The IndieBeat: Baba Is You is a charming puzzle game where words matter
Baba Is You is an innocuous little puzzler that emerged from the Nordic Game Jam last year — and it’s received nominations for four...
Camelot Unchained isn’t in the dark ages anymore after raising $7.5 million
The former creator of Mythic Entertainment’s The Dark Age of Camelot is back with a new game, and he has raised $7.5 million for...
Oculus opens applications for its new VR developer support program
Oculus already has a dedicated in-house team that funds virtual reality projects, but it’s now launching a program to help developers who are just...
Why Microsoft knows it needs to beef up its Xbox leadership
Microsoft announced today that Phil Spencer has appointed a new boss of games to handle the role that the executive had previously handled as...
Minecraft boss is now in charge of all Xbox game efforts
Microsoft has promoted Matt Booty, a leader in the Minecraft games business, as corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, making him one of the...
December 2017’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: Blockception repeats at No. 1
Minecraft is the best example of Microsoft’s modern approach to gaming platforms. The publisher acquired the block-building phenomenon and developer Mojang in 2014 for $2.5...
Popup Dungeon shows off its ‘build your own dungeon’ tool
Popup Dungeon is a roguelike dungeon crawling role-playing game, which is nothing new — but this one includes a customization tool that enables players...
Fortnite: Battle Royale’s map is getting a big update for its 40 million players
Epic Games announced today that an updated map for its hit shooter Fortnite: Battle Royale is coming on January 18. Fortnite: Battle Royale is...
FoxNext Games acquires Cold Iron Studios for an Alien online shooter
FoxNext Games has acquired game developer Cold Iron Studios, which is making a science fiction shooter set in the universe of the Alien films....