Google Cloud’s Agones enables open source dedicated multiplayer game servers
Dedicated game servers for multiplayer games serve a lot of purposes. They keep the speeds in multiplayer matches high, reducing interaction delays, or latency....
Kixeye raises $20 million to bring machine learning to game marketing
Kixeye has raised $20 million in funding to apply machine learning to the marketing, monetization, and retention for its mobile games. San Francisco-based Kixeye made...
Google Maps marks Mario Day by adding a Super Mario Kart to your navigation
In case you missed the memo, tomorrow (March 10) is Mario Day — a day to celebrate the world’s favorite animated plumber. And to...
Maestro unveils Impact Scores to measure engagement and monetization for livestreams
Maestro has unveiled the Impact Score, a brand and agency-focused rating system designed for to measure the engagement and monetization of interactive livestreams. The...
Game publishers should learn how to use data better in 2018
Making a video game is a hard endeavor even in the best of circumstances. Developers have to anticipate an audience’s desires years in advance,...
5G’s secret weapon will be low latency, empowering next-gen VR and gaming
As the 2018 Mobile World Congress wound down this week, next-generation 5G wireless technology was clearly the show’s biggest story, promising dramatically faster data...
Bossa Studios turns to AI for emergent stories within online games
Chet Faliszek left Valve last year after 12 years, with the last few spent evangelizing virtual reality via the company’s SteamVR platform. He took...
1,000 Dreams Fund and Twitch launch charity event for women streamers
The nonprofit 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF) is celebrating Women’s History Month with its Twitch BroadcastHER Grant for women creators who livestream. From March 1 to...
Google launches ARCore out of preview, will expand Lens to Android and iOS devices
Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, Google today launched ARCore 1.0, letting developers create AR experiences on Android. Releasing ARCore out of...
Ubisoft researcher takes a bird’s-eye view of tech, games, and entertainment
Lidwine Sauer is paid to be one of Ubisoft’s big thinkers. She’s the director of insights and trends for Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab, a...