Anti-Trump election game comes from MoveOn.org and game scholar Jane McGonigal
Video game designer Jane McGonigal and political group MoveOn.org have teamed up to create a video game, SwingVoter Go, aimed at defeating Donald Trump...
How Pocket Gems’ Episode has seen 700% growth — appealing to Gen Z
Many entertainment platforms have attempted to reach Generation Z (people born in the 1990s to mid-2000s), but few have succeeded. Snapchat and YouTube are...
Oculus teases the VR Web, Carmel VR browser, and React VR
Oculus has its own app store, but the company believes “the web is going to be one of the easiest ways to develop and share”...
From Stanford roots, Omlet Arcade has become a fast-growing mobile social network for gamers
MobiSocial‘s Omlet Arcade social network didn’t really take off until it became the defacto social layer in a very popular game. In July, Pokémon Go...
Twitch Prime users get new Hearthstone Priest hero: Tyrande Whisperwind
It’s prime time for Hearthstone’s Priest class. On Amazon, that is. Onstage today at TwitchCon in San Diego, Hearthstone art lead Ben Thompson announced...
Twitch Prime is the new premium version of the streaming site
Twitch today announced Twitch Prime, a premium subscription service for its streaming site, during its TwitchCon event in San Diego. It’s actually part of...
Overwatch is Twitch’s most popular 2016 release
The streaming site Twitch revealed today during the keynote for its TwitchCon event in San Diego that Overwatch has been the most popular 2016 release on the site, meaning that it has attracted more viewers than any other game released during the year.
This chart shows why Pokémon Go’s server collapse was inevitable
When Pokémon Go launched in July, it was nearly unplayable at times due to overloaded servers. Now, Google is giving a look behind the scenes to...
XSplit integrates custom overlays into its livestreams with two major acquisitions
XSplit is expanding its platform today by purchasing two tools for livestreamers. SplitmediaLabs, which owns and operates the XSplit service that enables you to simply broadcast...
Parsec joins the cloud gaming fray with a new low-latency service
Cloud gaming has gone through a cycle, and it seems to be on the upswing again, with more startups. One such example is Parsec,...